The technology behind the X-ray machine, a foundation of modern medicine, was “accidentally” discovered nearly 120 years ago this week on November 8, 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen .
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Abstract. W.C. Röntgen reported the discovery of X-rays in December 1895 after seven weeks of assiduous work during which he had studied the properties of this new type of radiation able to go through screens of notable thickness. He named them X-rays to underline the fact that their nature was unknown.
Read moreHow the X-ray was discovered?
But not so long ago, a broken bone, a tumor, or a swallowed object could not be found without cutting a person open. Wilhelm Roentgen, Professor of Physics in Wurzburg, Bavaria, discovered X-rays in 1895—accidentally—while testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass .17 Eyl 2015
Read moreWhat was the X-ray first used for?
In 1897, X-rays were first used on a military battlefield, during the Balkan War, to find bullets and broken bones inside patients . Scientists were quick to realize the benefits of X-rays, but slower to comprehend the harmful effects of radiation.
Read moreHow does an X-ray machine work?
Today’s x-ray machines produce a stream of electromagnetic radiation that interacts with an anode in an x-ray tube . The x-rays made by this interaction are then directed toward the part of the body being examined. To reduce radiation exposure, x-ray machines aim the x-rays at only the focus area.
Read moreHow do x-rays wrk?
How X-rays work. X-rays are a type of radiation that can pass through the body . … As they pass through the body, the energy from X-rays is absorbed at different rates by different parts of the body. A detector on the other side of the body picks up the X-rays after they’ve passed through and turns them into an image.
Read moreWhat is the X in X-ray stand for?
The “X” in X-ray stands for the unknown , just as x stands for an unknown quantity in mathematics. During World War I, X-rays were already being used for medical purposes, including locating bullets in the human body.
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