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Radiology in Taiwan

I-Chen Tsai1,2 and Yi-Hong Chou2,3

1 Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
2 Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
3 Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Rd., 112, Taipei, Taiwan.


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  		Fig. 1 —Vintage x-ray machine used in Taiwan after World War II. Machine is example of x-ray equipment imported to Taiwan in Imperial Japan era. It is no longer operational and is on display at National Taiwan University Hospital. Design is similar to first x-ray machine designed by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, with power generator to produce high-voltage electricity. Machine was manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation, which remains active in biomedical equipment market. X-ray machine was used for several generations of patients during Imperial Japan, Kuomintang martial law, and modern democratic eras. Even during turbulent and changing times, medical science remained important and politically impartial. (Photograph courtesy of Tsai IT)

 

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  		Fig. 2 —X-ray stereoscope (Fred W. Borden, designer and manufacturer, San Jose, CA) presented to Taiwan from United States. This instrument was used from late 1960s to late 1970s. Inset shows label indicating Sino–American cooperation. (Photograph courtesy of Chou YH)

 

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