Witold Eugeniusz Zawadowski (23 February 1888 in Skobełka near

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– 12 August 1980 in

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) was a Polish

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, one of the pioneers of Polish radiology. He was a brother of Jan Wacław. Zawadowski was a professor at the

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(since 1946), professor at the

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(since 1950), member of the

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(since 1948), member of the

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(since 1952) and national radiology consultant. From 1930, he was an editor of ''Polski Przegląd Radiologiczny'' (since 1955 under name ''Polski Przegląd Radiologii i Medycyny Nuklearnej''). His main area of study was roentgen-diagnostics of the

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organs.

References

* * 1888 births 1980 deaths Polish radiologists University of Warsaw alumni {{poland-med-bio-stub