002 History of Radiology Flashcards
DISCOVERY OF XRAY
November 8, 1895
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
accidentally discovered x-ray in Wuzburg, Germany.
Crookes tube
named after William
Crookes
It was the forerunner of modern
fluorescent lamps and x-ray tubes
Crookes tube
How did Roentgen come upon
the x-ray by accident
he discovered x-rays in his physics laboratory at Würzburg University in
Germany
This glow is called
fluorescence
Roentgen produce and published the
first medical x-ray, an image of his wife’s
hand Anna Bertha Ludwig in what year?
1896
when was the first medical x-ray in the
United States was conducted at Dartmouth
College, Hanover, New Hampshire
February 1896
Roentgen received the first Nobel
Prize in physics, what year?
1901
three general types of x-ray examinations
- Radiography,
- Fluoroscopy,
- Computed tomography
uses film or a solid-state image receptor and usually an x-ray tube mounted from the ceiling on a track that allows the tube to be moved in any direction.
RADIOGRAPHY
usually conducted with an x-ray tube located under the examination table.
FLUOROSCOPY
uses a rotating x-ray source and detector array
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
demonstrated by Michael Pupin,1896 to
reduce exposure time.
Radiographic intensifying screen
demonstrated by Charles Leonard, 1904 to
reduce exposure time by halved.
Double-emulsion radiography
