Pallardy M J, Pallardy G
Hist Sci Med. 1999 Jul-Sep;33(3):231-42.
Such a surprising collection points out that every step towards radiological improvement was fully illustrated by a lot of post cards showing public stance about progress into that speciality. From the onset, inquisitiveness of mind and believing to wonderful results due to unseen rays prevailed. Next, came into sight the usefulness of x-rays for diseased people and, during the 1914-1918 war a better chance to save wounded soldiers fated to surgery. Further back than W.W.II, everyone was full of admiration for the great success of radiology facing to tuberculosis, a real plague in those times! Since 1945, post cards displayed the amazing growth of x-rays apparatus. Then, at last, a part from rare outstanding pictures intended to promote modern radiological sets, it remains only few funny post cards about that theme; and no one with regard to recent discovery as Scanner or M.R.I.
这样一批令人惊讶的藏品表明，放射学进步的每一步都通过大量明信片得到了充分展现，这些明信片展示了公众对该专业进步的态度。从一开始，人们就充满好奇心，相信那些看不见的射线会带来奇妙的结果。接下来，X射线对病人的用处显现出来，在1914 - 1918年战争期间，它为注定要接受手术的 wounded soldiers提供了更好的救治机会。比第二次世界大战更早的时候，每个人都对放射学在对抗肺结核方面取得的巨大成功赞叹不已，肺结核在当时可是一场真正的瘟疫！自1945年以来，明信片展示了X射线设备的惊人发展。然后，最后，除了少数旨在推广现代放射设备的杰出图片外，关于那个主题只剩下很少几张有趣的明信片了；而对于像扫描仪或核磁共振成像这样的最新发现，却没有相关明信片。 （注：原文中“wounded soldiers”前的“fated to surgery”表述不太准确和通顺，推测可能是“fated for surgery”之类，但按要求未做修改。）
