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Radiology
The history of radiology in the School of
Medicine before 1912 is unknown. From 1912 to 1939 roentgenology
was administered as a subdivision of the Division of Surgery. Because
its activities invaded all the disciplines of the clinical divisions
of the medical school, not just surgery, a separate Division of
Roentgenology was established on July 1, 1939. The name was changed
to Division of Radiology in 1941 to signify that its scope was broader
than just the use of roentgen rays. In 1943, diagnostic and therapeutic
radiology sections were established and in 1964, one on nuclear
medicine was established.
The first known instruction in radiology was by
Dr. Anna Davenport in 1912, described as: "Course in roentgenology
will be given-made as practical as possible, and interesting plates
will be shown at San Francisco County Hospital and the University
of California Hospital."
Most of the instruction in radiology was done
by direct teacher student contact rather than by lectures. Since
radiology is interdisciplinary, much instruction was given in conjunction
with anatomy, pathology, and the clinical disciplines. Sufficient
time was never allotted to teach medical students basic radiology,
a subject that entered many doctors' practices.
The training of postdoctoral students in the specialty
of radiology became a major part of the teaching activity. In 1930,
there was one such student; by the mid-1960's there were 28. Including
those in training, there were 156 such students. Each student took
three to four years to complete his studies.
The full-time academic staff was increased from
one in 1928-29 to 23 in 1965-66. There was a corresponding increase
in the number of unpaid clinical staff. The number of department
staff members increased from six in 1928 to 248 in 1965. There was
an exponential doubling of the workload every eight years.
Among the department's
activities and achievements were: the first moving pictures of the
heart in vivo (1920's); the early use of million volt x-rays (1934);
first use of artificial radioisotopes in humans; first treatment
of patient with cyclotron-produced fast neutrons; early extensive
studies with radioiodine; establishment of the Radiological
Laboratory for radiobiology and treatment of patients with 70-Mv
x-rays; extensive studies on procurement of "information" with x-rays,
using image amplification and television; operation of teaching
and research laboratories for nuclear medicine; and work on long
term projects concerning metabolic disease, spondylitis, and circulation
in tumors.
The chairmen of radiology have been Howard
E. Ruggles, 1914-39; Robert S. Stone, 1939-43, 1946-62; Earl R.
Miller, 1943-1946; Howard L. Steinbach (acting), 1962-63; and Alexander
R. Margulis, after 1963. source
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