Sujet
Examining a patient's thorax using an X-ray tube and fluorescent screen, 1903. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Examining a patient's thorax using an X-ray tube and fluorescent screen, 1903. The X-ray tube (on tripod) is set at the required height and the patient stands directly in front of it. In front of the patient, the operator holds a specially coated paper screen. When X-rays fall on the paper, its coating fluoresces, leaving as shadows those dense portions of the thorax, such as bones, which absorb X-rays. Many who worked with X-rays in the early days suffered the effects of over-exposure to radiation.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1903
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B64_236
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (4,5Mo) / 32,2cm x 38,8cm / 3809 x 4586 (300dpi)