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Nov 3, 2015 · X-rays have revolutionized our view of the world. They cast light on the previously invisible realm of the very small through X-ray crystallography. This technique for imaging molecular...
Jun 25, 2018 · Discovered in 1895 by William Roentgen, X-ray technology dramatically altered not only medical prevention and diagnosis, but also the way we look at our bodies and the world around us.
X-ray technology revolutionized medicine by providing a way to view interior structures of the human body without invasive or exploratory surgical procedures, giving new insights into injury and disease, and allowing for thoughtful planning before treatment.
Feb 18, 2020 · Refinements and advances in equipment design since 1920 have made X-rays much safer for patients and technicians. Today’s films use chemicals that make them more sensitive to X-rays, so they require less time and less radiation to create an image.
- Medical. The introduction of the x-ray completely changed medicine. The descendants of Röntgen's accidental find now help us to detect fractures and breaks in the human body, along with signs of pneumonia, lung cancer, and heart failure.
- Finding Items. In 1881, U.S President Andrew Garfield died after being shot because doctors could not locate the bullet in his body fast enough. Quite remarkably, almost exactly one hundred years later, another U.S President, Ronald Reagon, was also hit by an assassin's bullet on March 30, 1981.
- Airport Security. Airport security can be a pain as the officers inspect your person and luggage. The process can be slow and tiresome, but imagine how bad things would be if airports didn't use x-rays?
- Astronomy. The final frontier is also seeing plenty of x-ray use these days. The Earth's atmosphere naturally absorbs x-rays, but by using specialist equipment, we can study objects, such as the sun, which give off vast amounts of x-rays that the naked eye can't see.
The astounding discoveries made by X-ray astronomers — such as neutron stars and black holes in binary systems, and hot gas filling the space within clusters of galaxies — have revolutionized our view of the Universe.
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Nov 28, 2012 · And it shines new light on the surprising ways x-rays have transformed our view of ourselves and the world we inhabit. Richly illustrated with both historical images and imaging studies...
