MEDICAL FILMS
Radiation: Physician and Patient: 16 mm., color, sound, showing time 45 minutes. Presented by the American College of Radiology in cooperation with the United States Public Health Service. Supported by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. Produced in 1959 by Medical Radio and Television Institute Productions, New York. Procurable on loan from Motion Picture Library, American Medical Association, 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago 10.
This film brings together some of the nation's foremost authorities in radiation cell damage, genetics, carcinogenesis, and physics, with some well-known physicans shown in the process of referring their parents for x-ray examinations and consulting with the radiologist in a highly effective manner. The excellent photography of these authorities in their offices and laboratory environments is priceless as a record; however, at times there is too much emphasis on the individual person, which distracts from the information being conveyed. The concern and attitude of several referring physicians toward their patients present, answer and clarify the major radiation questions of the day. Since the patients are chosen from such critical areas as pediatrics, orthopedics, and obstetrics, everyday problems are faced and analyzed. The presentation has a relaxed air which makes the patient consultations seem natural, and there is little hysteria. Anyone who uses fluoroscopy alld who sees nothing wrong with the opening sequences should be compelled to see the whole film. The closing sequences will deliver a message to such a viewer which will either impress him enough to change his ways or encourage him to give up fluoroscopy. This is an important film for the nations' practicing physicians, medical teachers, and medical radiation research workers.
