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The Sixth International Congress

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The year 1950 is a notable one for British radiology, since it sees the return to our shores of the International Congress. Conceived by British radiologists after the first world war, and initiated in this country in 1925 under the Presidency of the late Dr. Thurstan Holland, the Congress has toured the world in the years between the two wars, visiting in turn Stockholm, Paris, Zurich, and Chicago. Berlin was to be the locus in 1940, but history intervened. It is a matter of pride to British radiologists that London should have again been chosen by the International Executive as the place for the 6th International Congress of Radiology. It is in a sense a tribute from our colleagues overseas to the stand that Britain took for freedom in the last decade.

Any international congress is a major undertaking, and a radiological one particularly so, by reason of the associated scientific and technical exhibitions. Add to this the long interval since the last congress in 1937, which has made so many anxious to attend, and the task before the British executive becomes apparent. Already there have been more than 2500 registrations, and according to published records it is the largest radiological congress ever held. There are 1600 visitors from overseas.