January 22, 1896The Courant published an article on the discovery of x-rays, and Henry Green began his work with x-rays on or shortly after this date. | ||
April-June 1896Green and his business partner John Bauer noticed burns caused by x-rays on their hands. Their hands first became irritated and sore, then they became calloused, and then sores developed. Usual treatments for burns including ointments had no effect. | ||
Before December 8, 1904Green and Bauer had both been burned through prolonged exposure to x-rays. Green’s body was burned, but not as badly as hands. Bauer’s body and face were burned, and his skin was blotched. | ||
December 8, 1904Both Green and Bauer were now under the care of Emil G. Reinert, a local doctor. Reinert had cauterized Green’s and Bauer’s burns after everything else he tried had proved ineffective. Green had also begun to wear cotton gloves. Green had rejected skin grafts that because he believed it would have impaired his ability to work. Green anticipated that his hands would begin to “heal rapidly.”Read More | ||
1905Green’s health became noticeably affected. His left hand was badly burned. | ||
1905John Bauer left Green & Bauer, hoping that he would recover his health if he stopped working with x-rays. | ||
After 1905Bauer’s health continued to decline. Green was of the opinion that Bauer would have been better off if he had continued to work with x-rays. | ||
Between 1905 and 1912The burns on Green’s left hand were followed by a superficial cancer on his forehead. He underwent surgery to remove two growths. This operation was then followed by a skin graft on both his hand and forehead. | ||
May 1906John Bauer underwent an operation that amputated his left ring fingers. | ||
Between May 1906 and September 1908Bauer underwent four more operations: amputation of his left ring finger; amputation of two more fingers on his left hand; amputation of his left hand; and amputation of two fingers on his right hand. | ||
Around September 26, 1908Surgeons removed glands from Bauer’s chest and back. | ||
1912A fibrous sarcoma appeared on Henry Green's lower lip. | ||
ca. March 1912Green’s health suffered enough that he began to make arrangement to retire from his work. | ||
1913Green underwent three operations to remove cancerous growths from his face. | ||
November 1913Green underwent a fourth operation that amputated his left thumb and removed glands from his chest and arm. | ||
March 4, 1914Henry Green died at his home, 50 Ashley Street. The cause of death was liver cancer caused by exposure to x-rays.Read More |