Harmful Effects of X-rays - Dr. Kassabian's Hands

This image depicts the hands of Dr. Mihran Kassabian, an early radiologist who was concerned about the potentially negative side effects of X-rays due to his own experience. By 1900, Dr. Kassabian reported that he was getting burns on his hands.

As years passed, he urged caution with this also-amazing diagnostic tool. Right to be concerned about what he noticed, Dr. Kassabian developed cancer of the hands. He died of cancer in 1910.

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