Hände im Feuer. Das Cheiroskioskop
Abstract
Schilling’s Cheiroskioscope is an almost ideal ‘question generator’ (Marion M. Ruisinger) for studying the early history of the medical application of X-rays, particularly with regard to the role of the hands of X-ray operators. Unlike using the hand as a tool to fix or move an object, X-ray operators used their hands to specify the quality of the radiation. To protect the operator’s hand from radiation, in 1903 the Nuremberg physician Schilling presented a skeleton hand in a leather glove with wax poured into it as a physically identical model of a living hand for assessing radiation quality.
Fields of Study & Subjects
History of Science and Medicine
Medical History and Innovations
History of Medical Practice
Publication details
- Journal / source
- VIRUS - Beiträge zur Sozialgeschichte der Medizin
- Volume
- 1
- Pages
- 111–122
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- DE