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Biographical article structure

Articles about individuals have unique subheadings.

Example article: Wilhelm Roentgen

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Introduction

  • name of individual in bold
    • use their first name and last name e.g.Robert Smith
    • only use additional names in the introduction if they are familiarly known by that additional name e.g. Sebastian Gilbert Scott
    • otherwise any additional names should be included as initials in the introduction and expanded in the early life section
      • Wilhelm C Roentgen or C Thurstan Holland in the introduction
      • Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen or Charles Thurstan Hollandin the Early Life section
    • if their familiar name differs from their formal name then provide the familiar form in quotes between the first and last names
      • e.g. Robert “Bobby” Smith
  • years of birth and death, but not precise dates, not emboldened
    • e.g. Robert “Bobby” Smith (1900-1990)
    • not 1st April 1900 – 3rd May 1990
    • precise dates may be provided in the main text of the article
  • summarise their main achievements in a few lines

It is intended that the remainder of the article is presented in chronological order.

Early life

may include:

  • full name at birth
  • precise date and place of birth
  • education
    • undergraduate and medical school
    • radiology residency/registrarship
    • fellowship
  • specialist and academic appointments
  • notable publications/books
  • appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships

Development/invention/discovery of ‘x’

  • describes in detail the background to their inventions, discoveries, developments, description of signs etc.
  • e.g. for Godfrey Hounsfield, the development of CT

Later life

may include:

·      specialist and academic appointments

·      notable publications/books

·      appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships

·      awards and prizes

·      personal relationships – marriage/children

·      precise date +/- place of death

Legacy

·      a bulleted list of what they are primarily remembered for.

·      development of a modality, radiographic signs, founding of a journal or society,

Also see

·      related articles

References

·      please review our general guide to using references on Radiopaedia.

·      many pioneers in radiology and related fields have had peer-reviewed articles written about their life and legacy

o   try Pubmed and Google Scholar for starters

·      try to avoid referencing whonamedit.com or similar websites, many of the articles are unreferenced. 

o   they can be good starting points if you want a brief overview of their life before one looks for primary sources

Images

Photograph of the individual 

Introduction

  • name of individual in bold
    • use their first name and last name e.g.Robert Smith
    • only use additional names in the introduction if they are familiarly known by that additional name e.g. Sebastian Gilbert Scott
    • otherwise any additional names should be included as initials in the introduction and expanded in the early life section
      • Wilhelm C Roentgen or C Thurstan Holland in the introduction
      • Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen or Charles Thurstan Hollandin the Early Life section
    • if their familiar name differs from their formal name then provide the familiar form in quotes between the first and last names
      • e.g. Robert “Bobby” Smith
  • years of birth and death, but not precise dates, not emboldened
    • e.g. Robert “Bobby” Smith (1900-1990)
    • not 1st April 1900 – 3rd May 1990
    • precise dates may be provided in the main text of the article
  • summarise their main achievements in a few lines

It is intended that the remainder of the article is presented in chronological order.

Early life

may include:

  • full name at birth
  • precise date and place of birth
  • education
    • undergraduate and medical school
    • radiology residency/registrarship
    • fellowship
  • specialist and academic appointments
  • notable publications/books
  • appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships

Development/invention/discovery of ‘x’

  • describes in detail the background to their inventions, discoveries, developments, description of signs etc.
  • e.g. for Godfrey Hounsfield, the development of CT

Later life

may include:

·      specialist and academic appointments

·      notable publications/books

·      appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships

·      awards and prizes

·      personal relationships – marriage/children

·      precise date +/- place of death

Legacy

·      a bulleted list of what they are primarily remembered for.

·      development of a modality, radiographic signs, founding of a journal or society,

Also see

·      related articles

References

·      please review our general guide to using references on Radiopaedia.

·      many pioneers in radiology and related fields have had peer-reviewed articles written about their life and legacy

o   try Pubmed and Google Scholar for starters

·      try to avoid referencing whonamedit.com or similar websites, many of the articles are unreferenced. 

o   they can be good starting points if you want a brief overview of their life before one looks for primary sources

Images

Photograph of the individual 

Biographical article structureLater life

Articles about individuals have unique subheadings.

Example articlenot limited to, but may include:Wilhelm Roentgen

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  • awards and prizes
  • specialist and academic appointments
  • notable publications/books
  • appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships
  • personal relationships – marriage/children
  • precise date +/- place of death

IntroductionLegacy

  • name

    a bulleted list of individual in bold

    • use their first name and last name e.g.Robert Smith
    • only use additional names in the introduction ifwhat they are familiarly known by that additional name e.g. Sebastian Gilbert Scott
    • otherwise any additional names should be included as initials in the introduction and expanded in the early life section
      • Wilhelm C Roentgenprimarily remembered for
        • development of a modality, radiographic signs, founding of a journal or C Thurstan Holland in the introduction
        • Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen or Charles Thurstan Hollandin the Early Life section
      • if their familiar name differs from their formal name then provide the familiar form in quotes between the first and last names
        • e.g. Robert “Bobby” Smithsociety
    • years of birth and death, but not precise dates, not emboldened
      • e.g. Robert “Bobby” Smith (1900-1990)
      • not 1st April 1900 – 3rd May 1990
      • precise dates may be provided in the main text of the article
    • summarise their main achievements in a few lines

    It is intended that the remainder of the article is presented in chronological order.

    Early lifeAlso see

    may include:

    • full name at birth
      • related articles
      • precise date and place of birth
      • education
        • undergraduate and medical school
        • radiology residency/registrarship
        • fellowship
      • specialist and academic appointments
      • notable publications/books
      • appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships

      Development/invention/discovery of ‘x’References

      • describes in detail the background to their inventions, discoveries, developments, description of signs etc.
      • e.g. for Godfrey Hounsfield, the development of CT

      Later life

      may include:

      ·      specialist and academic appointments

      ·      notable publications/books

      ·      appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships

      ·      awards and prizes

      ·      personal relationships – marriage/children

      ·      precise date +/- place of death

      Legacy

      ·      a bulleted list of what they are primarily remembered for.

      ·      development of a modality, radiographic signs, founding of a journal or society,

      Also see

      ·      related articles

      References

      ·      please review our general guide to using references on Radiopaedia.

      ·     

    • many pioneers in radiology and related fields have had peer-reviewed articlesobituaries written about their life and legacy

      o   try Pubmed

      • Radiology and Google Scholar for starters

        ·      AJR regularly publish obituaries

    • try to avoid referencing whonamedit.com or similar websites, many of the articles are unreferenced

      o  

      • they can be good starting points if you want a brief overview of their life before one looks for primary sources

        Images

        Photograph of the individual 

    Images

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  • +<li>personal relationships – marriage/children</li>
  • +<li>precise date +/- place of death</li>
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  • -<li>use their first name and last name e.g.<strong> <strong>Robert Smith</strong></strong>
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  • +<li>please review our general guide to using <a href="/articles/references-1">references</a> on Radiopaedia</li>
  • +<li>many pioneers in radiology and related fields have had peer-reviewed obituaries written about their life and legacy<ul><li>
  • +<a href="/articles/radiology-journal">Radiology</a> and <a href="/articles/american-journal-of-roentgenology">AJR</a> regularly publish obituaries</li></ul>
  • -<li>only use additional names in the introduction if they are familiarly known by that additional name e.g. <strong><strong>Sebastian Gilbert Scott</strong></strong>
  • +<li>try to avoid referencing whonamedit.com or similar websites, many of the articles are unreferenced<ul><li>they can be good starting points if you want a brief overview of their life before one looks for primary sources</li></ul>
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  • -</ul>
  • -</li>
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  • -</li>
  • -</ul>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>years of birth and death, but not precise dates, not emboldened<ul>
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  • -<li>precise dates may be provided in the main text of the article</li>
  • -</ul>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>summarise their main achievements in a few lines</li>
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  • -<li>precise date and place of birth</li>
  • -<li>education<ul>
  • -<li>undergraduate and medical school</li>
  • -<li>radiology residency/registrarship</li>
  • -<li>fellowship</li>
  • -</ul>
  • -</li>
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  • -<li>notable publications/books</li>
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