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The first X-ray is a 19th century invention by a German scientist in 1895. Prior to this discovery, diagnosing broken bones or tumors was pretty much guess-work on the physician’s part. A Professor at Wuerzberg University in Germany by the name of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen observed while working with a cathode-ray tube a fluorescent glow of crystals on a table near the tube, which consisted of a glass bulb with enclosed positive and negative electrodes and no air, but when high voltage was used the tube emitted a fluorescent glow. He protected the tube with heavy black paper and found a green colored fluorescent light triggered due to an unspecified (the article didn’t say) material within a few feet from the tube. Later the same year, Roentgen took the first x-ray image of his wife’s hand.
You may want to check out Craziest X-ray: How did that get in there?! for some very interesting x-ray images. I will heed a word of warning to the weak of heart, while these pictures aren’t graphic (full living color), they are a bit disturbing and may wig you out a bit. It did me!
When was the last time you had a x-ray and what was the purpose of it?
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Ok the toy story one is just so wrong. I bet the wings opened after Buzz went to infinity and beyond. amazing how many nails ended up in people’s skulls
It is cool how he found out about the X-Ray. I had X rays done on my ankle because my foot did a 90 slam on the pavement and chipped a piece off the ankle bone that juts out. I never broke or fractured anything just the piece but I had to wear a big boot for 6 weeks and my foot was swollen for over 6 months. Due to my Ehlers-Danlos it’s hard to brake a bone but I often sprain stuff and it takes a long time to heal.
X-rays & pinup girls are a combination I never thought to see!
The only x-ray I’ve had (other than regular dental ones) was on my hand last July – it was not my shining moment but I attempted to clear the clipping shoot on the lawn mower – while it was running! Besides the inevitable sliced nail, I also fractured my fingertip! Learned my lesson the hard way!
Lisa at Tales from the Love Shaque
This was interesting and informative. I had not idea this process has been going on so long.
Okay, I will admit, I was looking for something on Superman’s X-Ray vision. 😉
I think the only x-rays I’ve ever had are once a year at the dentist’s office. When I broke my back, I had an MRI. I read that when x-ray machines were new, the medical staff thought they were fun, so they took repeated x-rays of each other. They didn’t know it could lead to cancer!
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Janie
My daughter had dental x-rays, and I was amazed at how detailed they have become since I last had one myself. For me, the details you can now have with ultrasound – 3D baby pics!!! – is just amazing. I haven’t had to have xrays myself since my 20s when I injured my knee, but I am so grateful for these talented medical professionals and it is nice to know that we have access to this technology should we ever need it.
I’m still fascinated by how X-Rays work. The last scan I had was this past weekend. I had a few X rays in fact, stepping through various airport security check points. They never did find the bubble gum I was smuggling back home from New York. LOL
My last x-ray was in Dec 2014, routine chest x-ray as requested for pre-op to remove cancer and all of my reproductive organs. Fun times. I didn’t even have to smile for the picture 😉
Mary
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Hi, dear Cathy!
I’m happy to see you worked in another Gil Elvgren pin-up for your X-Ray topic. 🙂 Remember Ray Milland in the 1963 sci-fi/horror movie X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes? I saw it in the theater the year it was released.
X-Rays are magic to me. I looked at some of the shocking images in that gallery and couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I hope those patients with spikes through their heads had lots of Anacin and Bufferin on hand! 🙂
When Mrs. Shady and I moved to another city recently I needed to change doctors and routine X-Rays were ordered upon my initial visit.
Thank you, dear friend Cathy!