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World Radiography Day 2021: Here’s all you need to know
World Radiography Day is celebrated on November 8 to mark the anniversary of the discovery of X-radiation or X-rays (Photo credit: Representative/Unsplash)
- . In 1901, Rontgen became the first person to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics
- Wilhelm Rontgen is known as the father of radiology
- The theme is, Interventional Radiology--Active care for the patient
World Radiography Day is celebrated on November 8 to mark the anniversary of the discovery of X-radiation or X-rays. On November 8, 1895, German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen made the discovery of X-rays. In 1901, he became the first person to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Wilhelm Rontgen is known as the father of radiology. When he was just three years old his family shifted to Holland. He was expelled from school when one of his teachers siezed from him a caricature thar had been sketched by someone else.
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According to Nobel.prize.org, “Rontgen obtained his undergraduate degree from ETH Zurich University and completed his doctorate in physics from the University of Zurich. After his studies, Wilhelm Rontgen worked at universities in Strasbourg, Giessen, and Wurzburg, where he did his research for the Nobel Prize. In 1900, Rontgen moved to the University of Munich, where he lived for the rest of his life, despite plans to move to the US. Wilhelm Rontgen married Bertha Ludwig in 1872”.
"With this phrase, we invite everyone to celebrate the essential role that interventional radiology plays in treating patients. To help support these celebrations, we ask imaging professionals across the world to pause for a moment, look back at their hard work and celebrate the contributions of radiology in the active care of patients," the ESR said in a statement.
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World Radiography Day: Significance
The aim of World Radiography Day is to raise awareness about the way radiology contributes to the treatment of patients and to understand the role it plays in the healthcare system.
World Radiography Day: History
The day is celebrated across the world by various national radiographers’ associations and societies. Since 2007, the day has been celebrated by the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists.
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In India, the Radiographers Association of Madhya Pradesh started celebrating the day in 1996. Shivakant Vajpai, secretary of the Madhya Pradesh Radiographers Association, has set the theme of World Radiography Day.
The theme is, Interventional Radiology--Active care for the patient.