%0 Journal Article
%T Alfred Caleb Taylor (1860¨C1927): X
%A Martyn Thomas
%J Journal of Medical Biography
%@ 1758-1087
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0967772016675506
%X Alfred Caleb Taylor was the first radiographer at the Peterborough Infirmary and Dispensary from 1896 to 1923. He constructed the first X-ray apparatus and oversaw the development of the X-ray service in Peterborough. He contracted a chronic radiation dermatitis from exposure to X-rays which was a source of considerable suffering for him. When he died in 1927, X-ray dermatitis was considered to have contributed to his death, and he was recognised as an X-ray martyr and a victim of science. In spite of his achievements and his ill-health from working with X-rays, his name is not included on the Martyrs Memorial in Hamburg
%K X-ray
%K pioneer
%K martyr
%K Carnegie Hero
%K radiation
%K dermatitis
%K victim of science
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0967772016675506