Luther, E. V. Introduction to X-Ray Diagnostics (Vvedenie v rentgenodiagnostiku), 1923. In Russian

Лютер, Э. В.
Введение в рентгенодиагностику
Э. В. Лютер, зав. Рентг. кабинетом при 1 Гор. больнице в Москве
Москва-Петроград: Государственное издательство, 1923
79 стр. : чертежи; 22 см.
Тираж: 4000 экз.
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[First edition] Luther, E. V. Vvedenie v rentgenodiagnostiku. [Introduction to X-Ray Diagnostics].
E. V. Luther, Head of the X-Ray Department at the 1st City Hospital in Moscow.
Moscow-Petrograd: State Publishing House (Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo), 1923.
79 pp.: drawings; 22 cm.
Print run: 4,000 copies.

This 1923 publication is a pioneering early Soviet textbook on the medical application of X-rays. Authored by E. V. Luther, the head of the X-ray department at Moscow's First City Hospital, this manual was one of the first of its kind published in the USSR following the revolution. It reflects the rapid development of specialized medical technology and education in the early years of the Soviet state. The 79-page volume, containing technical diagrams, served as a fundamental guide for training the first generation of Soviet radiologists and X-ray technicians, addressing both the technical principles and diagnostic applications of this then-novel technology. As a product of the early 1920s, it is a valuable artifact for historians of medicine, technology, and Soviet science, representing the practical efforts to build a modern healthcare system.