A Historical Perspective of Radiography

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What was the name of the report submitted to the Wurzburg Physico-Medical Society describing the findings of his research

"On a New Kind of Rays"

Time span that Roentgen expose body parts with radiation for experiments

15 minutes

Invention of the 1st barometer by Toricelli

1643

The first known radiograph, no recognition

1890

Death of Clarence Dally

1904

Year that the first school of radiology began

1942

Who explained how solids react in liquids

Archimedes

Who was Clarence Dally?

Assistant or lab worker for Thomas Edison First signs of harmful effects of xrays were first noted because of his injuries

Explain how xrays were discovered

Barium platinocyanide paper glowed after energizing the crookes tube

Who was the discoverer of x-rays married to

Bertha Ludwig

How did the discoverer of xrays validate his experiments

By xraying his wife's hand Recognized as the first radiograph of a human

Thomas Edison improved on barium platinocyanide with the discovery of

Calcium tungstate

What was the discoverer of xrays interested in when he discovered xrays

Cathode (crooks) tube

Who was the first fatality of the radiograph era

Clarence Dally

Who was the first fatality of xray

Clarence Dally

Who demonstrated that matter emitted from a cathode had enough energy to rotate a wheel within the tube

Crookes

The Hittorf tube was improved on by

Crooks then Lenard

Who described the makeup of an atom

Democritus

What else was Marie curie best known for

Developing mobile Radiographic units for the French military

Who worked with uranium led to development of atomic bomb

Enrico Fermi

Who invented the cyclotron

Ernest Lawrence

Who discovered electromagnetic induction

Faraday

Death date of Roentgen

Feb 10, 1923

Who produced a radiograph in 1890, with no recognition

Goodspeed

Who was the primary person credited for their work in radioactivity

Henri Becquerel Marie and Pierre Curie

Who was credited with early research in the cathode rays

Hittorf, Crookes, Lenard

When was the first radiograph produced in the US

Jan 2 1896, about 2 months after Roentgen

1st known radiograph produced in the US

Jan 2, 1896

What illness affected Marie Curie

Kidney disease due to her work in radioactivity

What country were x-rays first discovered

Lennep, Germany

Where was the discoverer of x-rays born

Lennep, Germany

Who was a self taught X-ray technologist

Marie Curie

Who was credited with the development of mobile radiography

Marie Curie

Who was know for the refinement of radium

Marie Curie

Who won the noble prize in chemistry in 1911

Marie Curie

Who won the Noble Prize in physics in 1903

Marie and Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel

The discovery of xrays was immediately recognized as a useful tool in

Medical use with diagnosis and therapy capabilities

Who created the first radiograph in the US

Michael Pupin

Who produced the first known X-ray in the US

Michael Pupin

Recognized as the discovery of xrays

Nov 8, 1895

When were x-rays discovered?

November 8th, 1895

What work was Marie Curie best known for

Refined the knowledge of radioactivity and purified radium metal

Who produced the first anatomic xray

Roentgen

Who discovered some effects of electricity

Thales

Who was known for his work with fluoroscopy

Thomas Edison

Who invented the barometer

Torricelli

First school of radiography was established by whom and during what time frame

US Army Army School of Roentgenology, University of Tennessee WWII

What does the x in X-ray stand for

Unknown

Who discovered x-rays

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

Who won the noble prize in 1901 in physics

Wilhelm Roentgen

Who designed the hot cathode X-ray tube in 1910

William Coolidge

Describe fluoroscopy. Who was primarily recognized for their work in this field

Xraying images of inner body parts in motion Thomas Edison


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