The early days of experimenting with radiation were horrific
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Looks like this could be a sick heavy metal album cover
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The man was Clarence Dally and he went on to die from cancer:
>Clarence Madison Dally, born in 1865, was working as an X-ray technician when X-rays were an entirely new concept.
>At the time, people did not know the dangerous effects of massive amounts of exposure radiation on the body.
>Repeat and excessive radiation exposure from testing lead to Clarence developing cancer and significant radiation damage to his hands and face.
>In an effort to stop the cancer and save his life, Clarence had both his arms amputated. These efforts were unsuccessful, as Clarence later died from cancer.
>Dally is thought to be the “first American to die from the effects of experimentation with radiation.”
It’s kinda weird to me that when things were invented we just used them to the point someone got sick or died.
“Oooh so that’s the negative effective of this” vibe. Does this still happen ? Or are we a lot more safe ?
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I’d let it give me a handjob
The early days of experimenting with radiation were horrific
Looks like this could be a sick heavy metal album cover
The man was Clarence Dally and he went on to die from cancer:
>Clarence Madison Dally, born in 1865, was working as an X-ray technician when X-rays were an entirely new concept.
>At the time, people did not know the dangerous effects of massive amounts of exposure radiation on the body.
>Repeat and excessive radiation exposure from testing lead to Clarence developing cancer and significant radiation damage to his hands and face.
>In an effort to stop the cancer and save his life, Clarence had both his arms amputated. These efforts were unsuccessful, as Clarence later died from cancer.
>Dally is thought to be the “first American to die from the effects of experimentation with radiation.”
[Source](https://www.historyinmemes.com/2022/11/07/clarence-madison-dally-hand/#google_vignette)
I wonder what this feels like? Is it numb? Burning? Does it feel like a tooth ache in the bones?
looks like from Iron Maiden cover
Wonder if he lost any pieces inside his wife.
I’ll give you three guesses what this person died from.
A pioneer. Some disregard their life/health for the betterment of future generations. I am not one of them.
“We’re just gonna take an xray to see what’s happening…”
Warning: Very graphic imagery of radiation damage / death. It’s bad. Those in radiation safety (specifically industrial radiography) refer to this incident solely as ‘[the butt pictures’](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub1101_web.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjJpNH8pOmIAxXwEUQIHfuUBNcQFnoECBMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw23mfRcVt6WTllTA1xm55If).
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It’s kinda weird to me that when things were invented we just used them to the point someone got sick or died.
“Oooh so that’s the negative effective of this” vibe. Does this still happen ? Or are we a lot more safe ?
Can we see an xray of the hand?