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
Hugo Wilhelm von Ziemssen Hugo Wilhelm von Ziemssen Hugo (Wilhelm) von Ziemssen (13 December 1829 – 21 January 1902) was a German physician, born in Greifswald. He studied medicine at the universities of Greifswald, Berlin, and Würzburg. In 1863 he was called to the University of Erlangen as a professor of pathology and therapy as well as the director of the medical clinic. In 1874 he relocated to Munich as a professor and director of the general hospital. He made advances in electrotherapeutics, conducted research on cold-water treatment for typhoid fever and lung inflammation, and became an authority on diseases of the larynx and