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Science of Radiology Radiologic Technology

Wilhelm Conrad Röentgen discovered x-rays in 1895. He was a German physicist who conducted research on Crookes tubes, a vacuum tube that can make its own X-radiation. Röentgen discovered the x-ray or x-radiation while experimenting with cathode ray tubes. He noticed that a plate covered with fluorescent material glowed when near a tube undergoing electrical discharge, even when the tube was covered by black cardboard. Röentgen discovered x-rays (which he called "X-rays") and noticed their properties and published his historic findings in 1895, entitled "On a new kind of ray." This earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. Some common radiology procedures include: -

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Science of Radiology Radiologic Technology

Wilhelm Conrad Röentgen discovered x-rays in 1895. He was a German physicist who conducted research on Crookes tubes, a vacuum tube that can make its own X-radiation. Röentgen discovered the x-ray or x-radiation while experimenting with cathode ray tubes. He noticed that a plate covered with fluorescent material glowed when near a tube undergoing electrical discharge, even when the tube was covered by black cardboard. Röentgen discovered x-rays (which he called "X-rays") and noticed their properties and published his historic findings in 1895, entitled "On a new kind of ray." This earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. Some common radiology procedures include: -

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SCIENCE OF RADIOLOGY

AND
RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
RADIOLOGY IS A BRANCH OF MEDICINE THAT USES
RADIATION TO SCAN THE HUMAN BODY TO CREATE
IMAGES TO BE USED FOR DETECTING DISEASES AND
INJURY. THE "RAYS" USED IN RADIOLOGY, PARTICULARLY
IN X-RAYS, WERE FIRST DISCOVERED IN 1895 BY
PROFESSOR WILHELM CONRAD ROENTGEN. THIS NEW
KIND OF RAY COULD PASS THROUGH MANY MATERIALS,
INCLUDING HUMAN TISSUE. THESE RAYS CAST SHADOWS
OF THE OBJECTS PASSED THROUGH, WHICH PRODUCED
EARLY PERSPECTIVES ON THE INTERIOR OF THE HUMAN
BODY THAT WE NOW TAKE FOR GRANTED AS X-RAYS.
THE MEDICAL
SCIENCE
RADIOLOGY
 (RĀ′DĒ-ŎL′Ə-JĒ)

1. THE BRANCH OF MEDICINE THAT DEALS WITH DIAGNOSTIC IMAG
ES OF ANATOMIC STRUCTURES MADE THROUGH THE USE OF
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OR SOUND WAVES AND THAT TREA
TS DISEASE THROUGH THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS.
RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES INCLUDE 
X-RAYS, CT SCANS, PET SCANS, MRIS, AND ULTRASONOGRAPHY

2. THE USE OF RADIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION OF 
MATERIAL STRUCTURES; RADIOSCOPY.
Radiologist use a variety of imaging
techniques such as:

X-ray machine

Old x –ray machine


Ultrasound

Computed tomography
“CT scan “
Nuclear medicine

Positron Emission Tomography “PET SCAN”


Magnetic resonance imaging
“MRI “
RADIOLOGY:
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
HISTORY OF RADIOLOGIC
TECHNOLOGY

Known as the science of using medical imaging to help


diagnose and, in some cases, treat diseases in the human
body. It wasn't long after Wilhelm's discovery that
machines were produced and x-ray technology became a
commonly used diagnostic procedure throughout the
medical community.
Wilhelm Conrad Röentgen

 The Father of Diagnostic Raadiography


 8th November 1895
 He was a German physicist
 Awarded FIRST ever Nobel prize in physics in 1901

 Ed C. Jerman was the father of Radiologic


Technology. He is the one who started the education
of rad tech.
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X= means unknown ray
Vacuum Tube

Crookes Tube
OVERVIEW OF THE
APPLICATION OF RADIATION IN

MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND


THERAPY
There are many uses of radiation in medicine. The most well known is using x rays to see
whether bones are broken. The broad area of x-ray use is called radiology. Within
radiology, we find more specialized areas like mammography, computerized tomography
(CT), and nuclear medicine (the specialty where radioactive material is usually injected
into the patient). Another area of x-ray use is called cardiology—where special x-ray
pictures are taken of the heart.
There are additional areas in medicine using radiation or radioactive material. These are
for treatment of disease or cancer and are commonly called therapy. A subspecialty in
nuclear medicine is nuclear medicine therapy. A common example of nuclear medicine
therapy is the use of radioactive iodine to treat thyroid problems, including thyroid
cancer. A subspecialty of oncology (the study and treatment of cancer) is radiation
oncology. As the name suggests, this area of oncology focuses on the use of radiation to
treat cancer.
We’re going to take a short look at each of these with some common examples.
Something to keep in mind is that there is no limit on the number of doctor-prescribed
medical exams involving radiation that a person can have. Medical exams involving
radiation are considered beneficial to the individual. This is where you can take an active
role. It is important that you know what the exam is, what it is for, and how the results
will be important to what is needed for you medically.
GIVE SOME PROCEDURES ARE
DONE IN RADIOLOGY ?
WHO DISCOVERED X-RAY?

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