X-Ray Stations

X-Ray Stations

During World War 1, Nobel prize-winning physicist Marie Curie developed mobile X-Ray stations. These were sent to the frontlines and assisted army surgeons prevent amputations in cases where limbs were still intact. It is estimated that over a million wounded soldiers were x-rayed with her units.

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