American Roentgen Ray Society American Roentgen Ray Society The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is a radiology society in the United States. It was founded in 1900, in the early days of X-ray and radiation study. Headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia, the society publishes a monthly peer-reviewed journal: "American Journal of Roentgenology" (previously "American Journal of Radiology"), providing a forum for advances in radiology and related fields. It provides scholarships, and presents awards. Its educational programs include seminars and a program of continuing education for radiologic technologists. Its 9th meeting, in 1908, was held in New York City. There, it announced that there was "no
Wilhelm Krause Wilhelm Krause Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Krause (July 12, 1833 – February 4, 1910) was a German anatomist born in Hanover. He was the son of anatomist Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause (1797-1868). In 1854 he earned his medical doctorate, and later (1860) became an associate professor at the University of Göttingen. In 1892 he was appointed head of the Anatomical Institute Laboratory in Berlin. Krause is known for the discovery and description of mechanoreceptors that were to become known as "Krause's corpuscles", sometimes referred to as "Krause's end-bulbs". His name is also associated with: Krause is also remembered for pioneer research