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He contracted a chronic radiation dermatitis from exposure to X-rays which was a source of considerable suffering for him. When he died in 1927, X-ray dermatitis was considered to have contributed to his death, and he was recognised as an X-ray martyr and a victim of science. In spite of his achievements and his ill-health from working with X-rays, his name is not included on the Martyrs Memorial in Hamburg.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/0967772016675506","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,18]],"date-time":"2017-01-18T04:29:36Z","timestamp":1484713776000},"page":"86-95","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Alfred Caleb Taylor (1860\u20131927): X-ray pioneer and martyr"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"27","author":[{"given":"Martyn","family":"Thomas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Retired General Practitioner, March, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0967772016675506","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"R\u00f6ntgen WC. 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