X-Ray Pictures

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History of the X-ray Picture

X-ray pictures were first taken in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who was a German scientist. Rontgen took an X-ray picture quite by accident when experimenting with vacuum tubes. A week later, he took an X-ray picture of his wife's hand which surprisingly to Rontgen revealed his wifes wedding ring and her bones. This first X-ray picture electrified the general public and aroused great scientific interest in the new form of radiation. Röntgen called it "X" to indicate it was an unknown type of radiation. The name has stuck for over 100 years, although (over Röntgen's objections), many of his colleagues suggested calling them Röntgen rays instead of X-ray pictures. They are still occasionally referred to as Röntgen rays in German-speaking countries but most other places throughout the world they are known as X-rays.

What is an X-ray Picture
The X-ray pictures greatly help the evaluation of bone injuries, tumors of the bone, or cartilage loss by using low levels of radiation to take a picture of ones bones through the skin and muscles.

Cautions for X-ray Pictures