FDI History of Diagnostic Imaging

These flashcards cover key individuals, inventions, and events in the history of diagnostic imaging, focusing on the discovery and development of X-rays.

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

German physicist who discovered X-rays on November 8, 1895.

X-ray

A type of radiation first discovered by Roentgen, named for the mathematical unknown 'X'.

Crookes tube

A low vacuum tube used by Roentgen in his experiments that led to the discovery of X-rays.

First radiograph

The first image produced using X-rays, taken of Roentgen's wife, Anne Bertha.

Nobel Prize for Physics

Awarded to Roentgen in 1901 for his discovery of X-rays.

Dartmouth College

Location of the first X-ray performed in the United States on February 3, 1896.

E. B. Frost

The individual who performed the first X-ray in the U.S. of a patient named Eddie McCarthy.

Coolidge tube

An advancement in X-ray technology invented in 1913 that produced more X-rays.

Radiation exposure

Health risks associated with X-ray technology, exemplified by Clarence M. Dally's case.

Barium platinocyanide

A substance that fluoresced and indicated the presence of X-rays during Roentgen's experiments.