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"He joined the army in 1942 and from 1943-1945 he was Chief of Radiology of the 28th General Hospital in Europe. He reached the rank of major 6."

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List Caps
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"Aunt Minnie (popularised the term)"

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"Reeder and Felson's Gamuts in Radiology, first published in 1975, was an instant classic"

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"Benjamin Felson Chair in Radiology, established in 1987 by his alma mater, the University of Cincinnati 4"

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Ellipses
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""He was certainly the greatest radiologist of his time, and perhaps of all time. He was one of the great men of the century...More than anyone else, he enhanced the reputation and knowledge of the fledgeling speciality of radiology through his inquisitiveness and his gift for communication with the written and spoken word ", Maurice Reeder 5."

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Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Early life
  • H1 Later life
  • H2 Accolades
  • H1 Legacy
  • H1 See also

"Terms and signs coined and popularised"

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Oxford Comma
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"He married Virginia Raphaelson in 1937 and had five children, Steve, Nancy, Marcus, Richie and Eddie 6,8."

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Commas
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"Returning home, after World War II, he started at the Cincinnati General Hospital in 1945 as an assistant professor, becoming Professor and Director of the radiology department in 1951, a position he held until 1973, after which time, he remained a professor of radiology. He became Professor Emeritus in 1983, until his death from a myocardial infarction on 22 October 1988 1,4,8."

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