Celedonio Calatayud Costa (; October 29, 1880 in

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– January 24, 1931 in

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) was a Spanish

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and

radiologist Radiology ( ) is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide treatment within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiation), but tod ...

, remembered for his achievements on

radiology Radiology ( ) is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide treatment within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiation), but tod ...

radiotherapy Radiation therapy or radiotherapy (RT, RTx, or XRT) is a treatment using ionizing radiation, generally provided as part of cancer therapy to either kill or control the growth of malignant cells. It is normally delivered by a linear particle ...

, and electrology. He pioneered the use of radiology and electrology in Europe for both diagnostics and therapeutical purposes, introducing

in Spain in 1906. He founded the Spanish Medical Electrology and Radiology Society (Sociedad Española de Radiología y Electrología Médicas), promoted the doctoral chair of Electro-radiology and was elected as the first professor to chair it at the Universidad Central (later renamed

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). He also was the driving force behind and creator of the First National Medical Congress that took place in

in 1919,Spanish National Library
,

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, April 20, 1919 precursor of the use of

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in gynecologic therapy, founder of the ''Spanish Journal of Medical Electrology and Radiology'' (''Revista Española de Radiología y Electrología Médicas'') and ''Tribuna Médica'', as well as author of many papers on electrodiagnosis,

electrotherapy Electrotherapy is the use of electrical energy as a medical treatment. In medicine, the term ''electrotherapy'' can apply to a variety of treatments, including the use of electrical devices such as deep brain stimulators for neurological disea ...

, roentgenology, and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Calatayud, Celedonio 20th-century Spanish physicians 20th-century Spanish inventors 1931 deaths 1880 births Radiologists Academic staff of the Complutense University of Madrid