X-Ray Procedure Using a Fluoroscope

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Illustration

Kim Martins
by Elmer Ellsworth Burns
published on 17 July 2024
X-Ray Procedure Using a Fluoroscope Download Full Size Image

Photo of an early X-ray procedure using a fluoroscope screen, around 1910. No precautions were taken to minimise exposure since the dangers of X-rays were not known at the time.

Illustration from p. 233 of The Story of Great Inventions by Elmer Ellsworth Burns, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1910.

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Burns, E. E. (2024, July 17). X-Ray Procedure Using a Fluoroscope. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19244/x-ray-procedure-using-a-fluoroscope/

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Burns, Elmer Ellsworth. "X-Ray Procedure Using a Fluoroscope." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 17, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19244/x-ray-procedure-using-a-fluoroscope/.

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Burns, Elmer Ellsworth. "X-Ray Procedure Using a Fluoroscope." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Jul 2024. Web. 08 Sep 2024.

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