title: [Dragutin Mayer and Božo Metzger: leaders in radiation science and radiation protection in Croatia].
abstract: Soon after Röntgen described X-rays (in many languages also known as Röntgen-rays) in end 1895, information about their use in medicine and science came to Croatia and first roentgenograms and Röntgen tubes were acquired by the beginning of the year 1896. That same year saw the first demonstration of X-rays and the effective beginning of radiation science in Croatia.This article speaks about, the work of Božo Metzger and the late Dragutin Mayer, two remarkable radiation scientists from Croatia. Both had a unique role in teaching radiation protection and physics at a university level. Their recollections reveal many unknown details about the history of radiation science and radiation protection in Croatia.
mesh_terms: D017523:Croatia; D006283:Health Physics / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011853:Radiobiology / Q000266:history*