Physics 101-1 Flashcards
“Crookes tube”, a partially evacuated glass tube
Sir William Crookes
Accidentally discovered x-rays
Sir Wilhelm Contad Roentgen
First x-ray picture in 1896 of his wife’s hand
Roentgen
Earliest known practical use of x-rays was for
Foreign body localization
Used x-rays to localize bullets in forearms of two separate patients during Ethiopian Campaign
LTC Giuseppe Alvaro
Used x rays during Tirah Campaign
Major W. C. Beevor
X-rays were used by the U.S. Army for the first time
1898 Spanish American War
First Radiologists (doctors)
Roentgenologists
First x-ray techs
Manipulators
Roentgen discovers x-rays
1895
Several investigators demonstrate the use of soluble iodine compounds as contrast media
1920
The Potter-Bucky grid is introduced
1921
Rhe rotating anode x-ray tube is introduced
1929
First automatic roller transport film processing (Eastman Kodak) is introduced
1956
Rare Earth radiographic intensifying screens are introduced
1974
Picture archiving and communications system (PACS) becomes available
1982
Use of knowledge in an organized and classified manner
Science
Study of the universe and its contents
Natural science
Rate of change of position of an object over time
Velocity (speed)
Rate of change of velocity over time
Acceleration
Property of matter that resists its change in motion
Inertia
Push or pull of an object
Force
Study of nonliving matter
Physical science
Branch of physical science that studies matter and energy-efficient, and their relationships
Physics