Dawson Turner (radiologist)
Dawson Fyers Duckworth Turner, FRSE, FRCPE (1857–1928) was a British pioneer of radiology and patron of the arts, who died of radiation related cancer.
Early life
He was born in
Early medical career
After serving as resident physician in the
Radiology career
When X-rays were discovered by
He was one of the first, in 1902, to use X-rays in the treatment of cancer.[6]
In 1910 he was living at 37 George Square, Edinburgh.[7]
In 1911 he was one of the earliest recorded persons using radium to treat
Honours received
In 1901 he succeeded William Ivison Macadam as President of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts (RSSA).
In 1906 Turner was elected a Fellow of the
He was Vice President of the Roentgen Society.[3]
Later life
His Edinburgh address until retiral due to ill-health was 37 George Square.
Early in his career he had lost two fingers of his left hand as a result of exposure to radiation which had also resulted in the loss of an eye.
Family
He was married to Emily Barry, daughter of William Barry of Romford.
Selected publications
- Turner, Dawson. A Manual of Practical Medical Electricity: The Röntgen Rays, Finsen Light, Radium and Its Radiations and High-Frequency Currents. New York: William Wood & Co, 1904
- Turner, Dawson F. D. Radium; its Physics and Therapeutics Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. London. Baillière, Tindall & Cox: London, 1914.
- Turner, Dawson. Some Reflections Based Upon the Work Done in the Electrical Department of the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 1 (1908): 118-125.
- Turner, Dawson. A Case of Myeloma of the Sternum Treated by Radium. British Medical Journal. 2.2849 (1915): 218
- Turner, Dawson. Cancer and the Roentgen Rays. British Medical Journal. 2.2178 (1902): 976
- Turner, Dawson. Report on the Radium Treatment at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, During the Year 1916. Archives of Radiology and Electrotherapy. 22.8 (1918): 251-257
- Turner, Dawson. The Dosage of Radium. British Medical Journal. 1.3238 (1923): 100-101
References
- hdl:1842/24389.
- ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
- ^ a b Obituary. Dawson Turner. BR Med J 1929 Jan 5 p48
- ^ a b Calder J.F. The History of Radiology in Scotland.Edinburgh, Dunedin Academic Press p4
- ^ ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Turner, Dawson. "Cancer and the Roentgen Rays." The British Medical Journal. 2.2178 (1902): 976
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910
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- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911-12
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- ISBN 9781409246671.
- ^ University of Edinburgh Journal, vol 4, p.48