Charles Thurstan Holland

Charles Thurstan Holland

Charles Thurstan Holland[1] TD DL LLD FRCS (1863–1941) was a general practitioner in Liverpool who was best known by his pioneering research in the field of Radiology.[2] The Thurstan Holland sign is named after him.[3]

Life

Charles Thurstan Holland was born in March 1863 at Bridgwater, Somerset to William Thomas Holland and his wife Florence Holland (née Florence Du Val), the second daughter of painter Charles Allen Du Val.[4]

He studied medicine at the University College in London, qualifying in 1888. From October 1896 to 1904 he was honorary radiologist to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, and from 1904 to 1923 to the Liverpool Infirmary.

First X-ray taken by Holland, of his own hand. (Liverpool, 1896)

He started research on Radiology in 1896, after reading about Wilhelm Röntgen's experiments in this field. Thanks to his meticulous work and advancements in his technique, Holland was able to produce radiographs that were far in advance for many years, compared to the standard practice.[3] Along with such names as Heinrich Albers-Schönberg (Germany), Antoine Béclère (France), Etienne Henrard (Belgium), Guido Holzknecht and Robert Kienböck (Austria), Thurstan Holland is considered one of the pioneers in Europe.[5]

Holland took part in the First World War as a Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and his abilities as radiologist were invaluable in treating patients with bullets lodged in their bodies.[2] By the end of the War, a number of proposals on how to measure the intensity of X-rays had been made, but there was little agreement between the various parties concerned.[6] In 1925 the British Institute of Radiology, under Holland's leadership[7][8] invited delegates from a number of countries to attend the First International Congress on Radiation in London. This congress set up a framework for future meetings — future congresses would meet every three years in a different country, and be organised by the host country.

Holland (sitting in the middle) and friends at the Northern Photographic Exhibition, Liverpool (1908)

Thurstan Holland was also a talented photographer, being elected the first President of the Lancashire and Cheshire Photographers' Society.[2]

He died on 16 January 1941 in Liverpool.[2]

Publications and citations

1890s

1900 - 1905

1906 - 1909

1910 - 1914

1915 - 1919

1920s

1930s

References

  1. Note: Thurstan is often misspelled as "Thurston": Charles Thurstan Holland: a genealogical note
  2. 1 2 3 4 Charles Allen Du Val - His life and works: Charles Thurstan Holland
  3. 1 2 RadioGraphics 1995: Vol 15, pp. 481-488 Radiologic History Exhibit "[Holland] also described the bony fragment seen with epiphyseal fractures; it was later realized that this triangular, metaphyseal fragment, known as the corner sign or Holland fragment, was the hallmark of the Salter-Harris type II epiphyseal fracture."
  4. Charles Allen Du Val - His life and works: Florence Du Val
  5. The International Society for the History of Radiology: Pioneers in Europe
  6. Guill, JH; Moteff, John (June 1960). "Dosimetry in Europe and the USSR". Third Pacific Area Meeting Papers - Materials in Nuclear Applications - American Society Technical Publication No 276. Symposium on Radiation Effects and Dosimetry - Third Pacific Area Meeting American Society for Testing Materials, October 1959, San Francisco, 12–16 October 1959. Baltimore: ASTM International. p. 64. LCCN 60-14734. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  7. Shanks, S. Cochrane (1950). "The Sixth International Congress". British Journal of Radiology (British Institute of Radiology) (23). Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  8. Cary, Austin (May 2011). "Charles Thurstan Holland: Pioneer of Liverpool Radiology" (PDF). The Invisible Light: The Journal of The Radiology History and Heritage Charitable Trust (15): 20. Retrieved 23 May 2012.

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