{"product_id":"radiation-evangelists-jeffrey-womack-9780822968092","title":"Radiation Evangelists: Technology, Therapy, and Uncertainty at the Turn of the Century","description":"\u003ci\u003eRadiation Evangelists\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003eIn 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\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Womack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822968096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822968092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs","brand":"Jeffrey Womack","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440595874047,"sku":"9780822968092","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83116d9a-8c28-4f7e-8219-c24a05b8498d.jpg?v=1777183498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/radiation-evangelists-jeffrey-womack-9780822968092","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}