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History of X-ray in dentistry

Forrai, Judit (2007) History of X-ray in dentistry. REVISTA DE CLÍNICA E PESQUISA ODONTOLÓGICA - JOURNAL OF DENTAL CLINICS AND RESEARCH, 3 (3). pp. 205-211. ISSN 1807-5274

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Abstract

Professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (1845-1923) was working at Wuerzburg University in Germany. Working with a cathode-ray tube in his laboratory, Roentgen observed a fluorescent glow of crystals on a table near his tube. The tube that Roentgen was working with consisted of a glass envelope with positive and negative electrodes encapsulated in it. On November 8th, 1895, he was conducting experiments in his laboratory on the effects of cathode rays. The air in the tube was evacuated, and when a high voltage was applied, the tube produced a fluorescent glow. The new type of ray was being emitted from the tube. Roentgen shielded the tube with heavy black paper, and discovered a green coloured fluorescent light generated by a material located a few feet away from the tube. At the first time he investigated his hand, and he surprised to see his hand bones. It was the beginnings of the new investigate picture form inside, without cutting and open the body. Roentgen’s discovery was to open up an exciting field for doctors. It was now possible to use this new form of radiation in the study of the human body. Broken bones, for example, could now be looked at by using the rays to see straight through flesh. Roentgen decided to call them like an unknownray. exact x-rays. A month after his discovery he held a public display featuring the very first x-ray pictures – one’s of his wife’s hand (Figure 1). The news of this amazing breakthrough caused a major stir in the medical and scientific communities. The news had soon travelled around the world. Doctors soon picked up on the beneficial uses of the x-ray photography and were quick in using them to diagnose health complaints. In Germany the process was known for it’s discoverer – Roentgen (Figure 2).

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine / orvostudomány > R1 Medicine (General) / orvostudomány általában
R Medicine / orvostudomány > RA Public aspects of medicine / orvostudomány társadalmi szerepe
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Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 04 Jun 2014 08:21
Last Modified: 04 Jun 2014 08:21
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/12989

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