The History of Radiology

Professor Adrian M. K. Thomas has been interested in history since his school days when he was taught by the author Glen Petrie. As an undergraduate at University College London he was privileged to study under Edwin Clarke, Jonathan Miller and Bill Bynum. After entering radiology he was a founder member of the British Society for the History of Radiology. He has written three books on the history of radiology and has given many talks and presentations. He is thehonorary Librarian and Archivist of the British Institute of Radiology and the Clinical Director for Radiology for South London Healthcare NHS Trust. He is Chairman of the International Society for the History of Radiology and President of the British Society for the History of Medicine.Dr Arpan K Banerjee qualified in medicine from St Thomas's Hospital Medical School in London, UK. He was appointed a consultant Radiologist at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital in 1995 and was also appointed an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Birmingham Medical School that year. From 2005 to 2007 he was president of the Radiology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, London where he continues to serve on the Council. In 2012 he was appointed Chairman of the British Society of theHistory of Radiology of which he is a founder member and council member. He is a founder member and Treasurer of the International Society for the History of Radiology (ISHRAD). In 2011 he was appointed a member of the scientific programme committee of the Royal College of Radiologists. He is theauthor/co-author of 6 books including 'Radiology Made Easy', and over a hundred articles including over 50 peer reviewed papers on medical, radiological and medical historical topics.