proper terminology

[peter hirschmann]

Sharon

I remember the same problem.

Both projections are eponyms. Waters first described the Waters's
projection, Towne the Towne's. See Stedman's Medical Dictionary: mine is the
26th edition

Peter

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Brooks" <slbrooks at umich.edu>
To: <ORADLIST at listserv.ucla.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 2:11 PM
Subject: proper terminology


> What is the preferred terminology for use with these extraoral
> radiographic projections?
>
> Waters' vs Waters
> Towne's vs Towne
>
> I am reviewing the page proofs of my chapter in the new edition of
> White and Pharoah and the copy editor has questioned this because
> there does not appear to be consistency between chapters where these
> techniques are mentioned.
>
> I checked several books that I have and Waters without the apostrophe
> seems to be more common, but Towne or Towne's seems to be more
> problematic. I even found it both ways on the same page of Som, Head
> and neck imaging, 2nd ed!
>
> Sharon
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