SUMMARY: This offering is a TLS
in which Baetjer sends his autograph. Price:$175.00
SOLD
Frederick Henry Baetjer, M.D.
(1847-1933). Dr. Baetjer
was on the staff at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
and hospital during the 'Golden Era" of those institutions
in the early part of the last century. Baetjer was part of the
staff at Hopkins in the Osler, Halstead, Welch era. Baetjer became
interested in the new discovery of electromagnetic radiation
(X-ray) by Roentgen in Germany. He spent considerable time in
Europe learning the new X-ray techniques being used to image
the human body. He brought the techniues back to Hopkins where
he established what eventually became the first Department of
Radiology in te country. In those days the dangers of radiation
were not understood and as a consequence the early imaging studies
were carried out without the protection or shielding measures
of lead lined gloves and lead impregnated glass behind which
later radiologists carried out their studies. As a result of
prolonged exposure to radiation Baetjer received severe radiation
to his skin and in particular the hands. One consequence of this
chronic radiation exposure to his hands it was necessary to amputate
several of the fingers because they developed chronic open wounds
that would not healed.
Baetjer made major contributions
to what eventually beame the specialty of Radiology. baetjer
was appointed under the rubrick of an "actionater"
but he later was appointed as Professor of radiology at Hopkins.
Because of the injuries he sustained
baetjer is considered to have been a martyr in his field. His
written material is quite scarce. This offering is a in x in
typed typed letter,September 9, 1930 on his professional stationery
signed in which Baetjer expresses his pleasure in sending his
autograph. It is signed F. H. Baetjer. The item
is in very good condition and the signature is an ink signature
that is bold and dark.
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