Radiology in Taiwan.

摘要

Taiwan is a small island that has always been influential in modern East Asia history. The history of radiology in Taiwan datesback to 1951, when, after a series of conflicts, the Radiology Society in Taiwan, now the Radiology Society of the Republic of China, was established. The ensuing 50 years have seen the burgeoning use of radiology and the training of many radiologists in Taiwan.In 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen reported the discovery of the x-ray and the Qing Dynasty of China was defeated by Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War . According to the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Taiwan was ceded to Japan in perpetuity . There followed the importation of diagnostic and therapeutic x-ray machines to Imperial Japan to assist medical practice. An example of a machine of that vintage is shown in Figure 1. In 1945, after Japan's defeat in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and World War II, Taiwan was taken over by the Republic of China (ROC) administration. Four years later, the ROC government retreated from Mainland China and moved its capital from Nanjing to Taipei, Taiwan's largest city.