44790 - History of Radiology and Radiotherapy

Academic Year 2011/2012

  • Docente: Paolo Scarani
  • Credits: 1
  • SSD: MED/02
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Techniques in Medical Radiology, Imaging and Radiotherapy (for certified professional technicians in medical radiology) (cod. 0161)

Learning outcomes

informal chatting about Marie Curie, the birth of oncology (Robert Remak), about human craziness and use of radioactivity, and, finally, the difficult physician-paramedic relationship

Course contents

history of uranium and radium; marie curie, her family, and medicine; a short history of medical organizations: mad-houses, charitable organizations, the modern lay state, the ministry of health

Readings/Bibliography

roy porter: the greatest benefit to mankind - a medical history of humanity from antiquity to the present. harper collins 1997

Teaching methods

informal classes open to discussion

Assessment methods

attendance

Teaching tools

on-line papers

Office hours

See the website of Paolo Scarani