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It was not until the 1920s and the 1930s that the use of x-rays became more regulated. In these decades, training courses were developed, safety protocols invented, and the profession of ‘x-ray operators’ was created and unified by the Society of Radiographers.
- Jenny Crane
May 26, 2024 · In 1896, just a year after Röntgen‘s discovery, a Chicago doctor named Emil Grubbé used X-rays to treat a patient with breast cancer. This marked the beginning of radiation therapy, which would become a cornerstone of cancer treatment in the 20th century.
Nov 1, 2020 · A comparatively narrow banded combination of low residual gas pressure and voltage turned out essential to generate X-rays in detectable quantities. 125 years ago, Roentgen succeeded in weeks of tireless investigation, and, for the first time, correctly identified the physical background of X-rays.
- Rolf Behling
- 2020
As power sources became stronger and more reliable, X-ray tubes had to be designed to regulate the increased heat buildup. This example is fitted with rotating aluminum fins to draw off the heat generated in the tube.
Sep 6, 2011 · The risks of over-irradiation remained in the 1930s and beyond, especially as therapeutic x-rays became more and more the standard of care for malignancies, but neither the machines nor the media climate of those later decades made it possible for patients to sustain expectations of miraculous cures.
- Matthew Lavine
- 2012
Diagnostic X-rays, discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Roentgen, revolutionised medical diagnostics, allowing non-invasive internal body examinations. The Discovery and Evolution of X-ray Technology. X-rays, a form of electromagnetic radiation, hold a pivotal place in the realms of science and medicine.
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Rather than ask why the X-ray was so little used in 1900 and 1909, it might be more productive to ask what happened that led to the increased X-ray use by the close of the first quarter of the 20 th century. One major change was in who was designated to operate the machine.
