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On 21 October 1902, Dr. Frieben demonstrated to the Medical Society of Hamburg the first recognized case of radiation-induced cancer. A worker at the local X-ray tube factory had used his hands for testing the output of the tubes for 4 years when he developed severe pigmentation of the arms, face, and chest as well as chronic radiodermatitis which progressed to chronic ulceration and cancer metastasizing to the regional lymph nodes within a few months.
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Trott, KR., Streffer, C. (1990). Occupational Radiation Carcinogenesis. In: Scherer, E., Streffer, C., Trott, KR. (eds) Radiation Exposure and Occupational Risks. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83802-6_3
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