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First x-rays
German physicist William Roentgen discovered the x-ray by using tubes similar to flourecent light bulbs -
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History of Radiography
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Radioactivity
Henri Becquerel starts experimenting with minerals in the flourecent bulbs of the x-ray and discovers radioactivity -
Nuclear Medicine
Frederick Proescher estabilishes nuclear medicine using injections of Radium to cure diseases -
Radiography Society
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) was established which lead to new scientific developments -
First use of artificial radioactivity
At the University of Berkeley in California scientists preformed the first clinical treatment using artificial radioactivity -
x-ray television
scientists develope an image intensifier for the x-ray -
Ultrasound
First ultrasound preformed in Poland -
Tomography Method
Scientist Kuhl develops the SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) and PET (pisitron emission tomography) method -
First MRI Image
The first MRI is preformed on a patient at a clinic in England -
CAT-SCAN
Robert Ledley invents the CAT-SCAN producing a more detailed image compared to an x-ray -
Radiation
A big concern errupted with x-rays and people getting exposed to radiation -
Use in dentist offices
Dental Radiography was first developed and a few years later it was introduced to dentist offices -
Chest x-ray
The first x-ray of the chest is preformed -
New detection
first uses of dual-energy to help detect lung lesions and other defects that are hard to notice -
Removal of film
because of such advancements in technology radiography film will no longer be used and everything will just be digital images
