A Life Dedicated to Radiology: Dr. Mehmet Şevki

Abstract

Dr. Mehmet Şevki was a professor of physics at the Medical School and radiologist at the Haydarpasa Hospital. He made thausands radiologic exams of wounded soldiers and patients especially during the First World War without any radiation-protective agents. Tree fingers of his left hand were amputated as a result of radiation-induced dermatitis and necrosis. He died of cancer due to damage of X-rays at the age of 52. In this article his life was presented with some photographs which didn't published elsewhere before.

Özet

Mehmet Şevki Bey tıbbiyede Hikmeti Tabiiye ve Hayatiye Dr. Mehmet Şevki was a professor of physics at the Medical müderrisi ve röntgen mütehassısıdır. Özellikle Birinci Dünya School and radiologist at the Haydarpasa Hospital. He Savaşı döneminde birçok yaralı ve hastanın radyolojik made thausands radiologic exams of wounded soldiers and tetkiklerini tek başına ve gerekli koruyucu önlemler patients especially during the First World War without any olmaksızın yapmıştır. Sonuçta üç parmağı radyasyona bağlı radiation-protective agents. Tree fingers of his left hand dermatit ve nekroz nedeni ile ampute edilmiştir. Henüz 52 were amputated as a result of radiation-induced dermatitis yaşında iken X ışınlarının etkisi ile geliştiği düşünülen kanser and necrosis. He died of cancer due to damage of X-rays at yüzünden hayatını kaybetmiştir. Mehmet Şevki Bey'in the age of 52. In this article his life was presented with some hayatı, daha önce yayınlanmamış bazı fotoğraflarla birlikte photographs which didn't published elsewhere before. sunulmuştur.