Histoy

Background of The Radiology

On the night of Friday, November 8, 1895, in a dark room, the physics professor, German, Wilhelm Röntgen, discovered a new form of radiation, investigating the properties of cathode rays, realized the existence of a new source of energy and called it "X radiation" to denote its unknown nature, this mysterious radiation had the ability to pass through many materials that absorb visible light.

After the discovery of Röntgen, in the following seven weeks, he studied with great rigor the characteristic properties of these new and unknown rays. He thought about photographing this phenomenon and that's when he made a new discovery: the photographic plates he had in his box were veiled.

On December 22, 1895, a memorable day, he decides to practice the first test with humans. Since he could not simultaneously handle his reel, the glass photographic plate and expose his own hand to the rays, he asked his wife to place her hand on the plate for fifteen minutes. Upon revealing the crystal plate, a historical image appeared in science. The bones of Berta's hand, with the ring floating above them: the first radiographic image of the human body.