Just over a hundred years old, radiology has seen tremendous advances in the diagnosis
and treatment of disease in ways that had never been dreamed possible.

Radiograph of coins made by A.W. Goodspeed (1860- 1943) and William Jennings (1860-1945) in 1896, duplicating one they had made by accident in Philadelphia on February 22, 1890. Neither Goodspeed nor Jennings claimed any priority in the discovery, since the plates lay unnoticed until Roentgen's announcement caused them to review the images.Radiograph of coins made by A.W. Goodspeed (1860- 1943) and William Jennings (1860-1945) in 1896, duplicating one they had made by accident in Philadelphia on February 22, 1890. Neither Goodspeed nor Jennings claimed any priority in the discovery, since the plates lay unnoticed until Roentgen's announcement caused them to review the images. On November 8, 1895, German physics professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (1845-1923) worked in his darkened Wurzburg laboratory and noticed an object across the room begin to glow when his Crooke's tube was activated setting in motion his description of a new kind of rays.On November 8, 1895, German physics professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (1845-1923) worked in his darkened Wurzburg laboratory and noticed an object across the room begin to glow when his Crooke's tube was activated setting in motion his description of a new kind of rays. First angiogram-1896. The vessels in the hand of a corpse are shown by the injection of a mixture of lime, mercury and petroleum.First angiogram-1896. The vessels in the hand of a corpse are shown by the injection of a mixture of lime, mercury and petroleum. Dr. Edwin Frost (1866-1935) is credited with making the first diagnostic radiograph in the U.S. at Dartmouth on February 3, 1896. It demonstrated a Colles fracture.Dr. Edwin Frost (1866-1935) is credited with making the first diagnostic radiograph in the U.S. at Dartmouth on February 3, 1896. It demonstrated a Colles fracture. Early flouroscopy. Note there is no shielding at all of either the tube in the foreground or the operator.Early fluoroscopy. Note there is no shielding at all of either the tube in the foreground or the operator.Lightbox Alternative by VisualLightBox.com v3.0

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