John Macintyre
Glasgow Royal Infirmary; trained first as an electrician; opened an early hospital X-ray department in 1896
- Dates
- 1857-1928 (source: RCPSG heritage blog: Glasgow's contribution to radiology )
- Chapters
- VIII. Light
What the film says
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Within months of the discovery, photographed a stone inside a living kidney in Glasgow.
On the timeline
- 5 February 1896: John Macintyre gives the first X-ray demonstration in Scotland. timeline
- March 1896: With the managers' permission, Macintyre opens what is credited as the world's first hospital X-ray department, at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. timeline
- 1896: Macintyre takes the first radiograph of a kidney stone in a living patient. timeline
Sources
Sources
- RCPSG heritage blog: Glasgow's contribution to radiology Museum or society
- Urology News: Early British pioneers of urological imaging Secondary