{"product_id":"9780822968092","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Radiation Evangelists : Technology, Therapy, and Uncertainty at the Turn of the Century by Jeffrey Womack","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 17\/03\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRadiation Evangelists explores X-ray and radium therapy in the United States and Great Britain during a crucial period of its development, from 1896 to 1925. It focuses on the pioneering work of early advocates in the field, the \"radiation evangelists\" who, motivated by their faith in a new technology, trust in new energy sources, and hope for future breakthroughs, turned a blind eye to the dangers of radiation exposure. Although ionizing radiation effectively treated diseases like skin infections and cancers, radiation therapists-who did not need a medical education to develop or administer procedures or sell tonics containing radium-operated in a space of uncertainty about exactly how radiation worked or would affect human bodies. And yet radium, once a specialized medical treatment, would eventually become a consumer health product associated with the antibacterial properties of sunlight.   In this cautionary tale of technological medical progress, Jeffrey Womack reveals how practitioners and their patients accepted uncertainty as a condition of their therapy in an attempt to alleviate human suffering. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368221225333,"sku":"9780822968092","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780822968092","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}