"Head, what is Mr. Huntelaar's new paper about?"

After John left the editorial office of the New Journal of Medicine, the other two editors immediately gathered at Edward's desk and asked curiously.

Mr. Huntelaar's own papers, each one is a masterpiece!

Like an axiom of physics, the concept is deeply embedded in the minds of the editors of the New Medical Journal. In fact, not only them, but all the physicians at Heinz Faculty of Medicine basically think so. Even though Mr. Huntelaar has been focusing on helping the Department of Surgery establish basic norms, helping obstetrics and gynaecology improve blood transfusion techniques and uterotomy, and is busy consolidating the foundations of hospitals and medical schools, he still maintains an astonishing rate of at least five papers per year, and these papers are of a high level and are frequently cited by his peers.

Today's two papers naturally aroused everyone's interest.

"It's about X-rays."

Edward replied absentmindedly as he skimmed through the papers he had just arrived, "Looking at the executive summary, Mr. Huntelaar seems to be a little unhappy with the random use of X-rays by physicians. ”

"Huh? Dissatisfied? ”

After hearing this answer, the two editors were stunned at the same time.

It is well known that the X-ray discovery has a great deal to do with Mr. Huntelaar, and in fact Mr. Roentgen's several public statements indicate that it was Huntelaar who completed the first experiments and proposed the corresponding theories, while Roentgen reproduced and perfected them. In other words, it is difficult for two people to say who has made the greater contribution in terms of X-ray findings. But the person who discovered X-rays and advocated that they should be used in clinical practice was dissatisfied with the use of X-rays by doctors?

This result is a little confusing to them.

For the question of two subordinates. Edward frowned and replied, "Mr. Huntelaar thinks that frequent and large doses of X-rays may be extremely damaging to the patient's body!" In addition, in this paper, he suggests that when X-rays are performed, the non-irradiated areas of the patient should be protected, and the physicians should also protect themselves...... And he suggested using lead. X-rays can be blocked. ”

"This ......"

After listening to Edward's answer, the two editors looked at each other, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

Since they were valued by Edward, and had Huntelaar's consent to join the editorial board, their personal abilities were undoubted, but it was precisely because they knew the necessary elements of a paper that they were very aware of the problems with Mr. Huntelaar's paper - it was taboo to draw conclusions without evidence!

Too many X-rays are harmful to the human body, who has proof?

Even if everyone has great respect for Mr. Huntelaar, they can't help but hesitate after seeing this paper. At the same time, a deep doubt arose in his heart: since the day the editorial office of the journal was established, Mr. Huntelaar valued the evidence the most, and all papers must have detailed evidence and someone to prove it before they could be published......

"Head, what about another paper? What are you talking about? ”

Just when everyone was in a daze, an editor suddenly asked. This time Mr. Huntelaar brought two papers, one of which Edward had just read, and the other one was left untouched.

"Oh. I'll take a look now. ”

Edward was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to his senses. I picked up another paper and read it carefully.

The more he looked at it, the more strange Edward's expression became. If the paper on X-rays just lacks evidence, then this second paper is pure conjecture. And what surprised Edward even more was that the former was also related to medicine, but the latter's words were not a medical paper in any way!

Two other editors were equally puzzled. One left and one right followed Edward to look at the second paper, and the tall man scratched his head and said in a strange tone: "Head, this paper...... Physics, right? If the previous article is related to medicine, this one really has nothing to do with it! “

"Why not? Didn't you talk about the harm to the human body in the end? ”

After hearing this, another short editor immediately retorted: "And the point of this paper is not good in this area at all, right?" ”

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

The tall editor was stunned. Somewhat unconvinced, he asked rhetorically.

There was a glint of excitement in his eyes, and the short editor said excitedly, "Don't you understand the writing of this paper?" Have any of you ever heard of the concept of radioactivity? I think I still know a little bit about physics, but I really haven't heard of it! ”

"That's right!"

Although I really don't know much about the frontiers of physics, the words of the short editor make a lot of sense. For the world of the future, most people have probably heard of the concept of radioactivity, at least in movies and TV dramas, where people wear thick isolation suits and approach things with yellow and black fan logos as if they were facing a great enemy......

While the two editors were getting more and more excited as they talked, Edward's brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

It is true that he had never heard of the concept of natural radioactivity, but unlike the previous paper, which lacked evidence, in this second paper Mr. Huntelaar gave the corresponding evidence—an experiment with complete design and results. He knew that in addition to the hospital laboratory, Mr. Huntelaar also had his own physics and chemistry laboratory, including the previous X-ray experiment, which was done there, so it was definitely not difficult to complete the cover-up experiment.

But......

No matter how he thought about it, Edward thought it was very strange.

It is understandable for a surgeon to study whether the X-rays he finds are harmful, but how can he come up with any radioactivity? What is the use of this thing for medicine? Is it to show that this thing is harmful to the human body?

While pondering, Edward looked behind him nonchalantly.

Although he didn't know much about what was said in this paper, Edward knew that he didn't need to understand it, he was just struggling with whether his New Medical Journal should publish such a paper. If the former article is barely enough, even if there is no tangible evidence, but given Mr. Huntelaar's identity and position in this field, it can still be published, then what about the latter article?

Almost a purely physical paper, just mentioning what kind of radioactive harm to the human body, can it be published?

"Alas!"

couldn't help but sigh, Edward turned the last page a little upset, and after casually browsing the content, he was suddenly stunned!

Two or three seconds later, Edward's eyes suddenly widened and he stood up suddenly! (To be continued.) )