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Evolution of Radiologic Technology
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Invention of the X-Ray
November 8, 1895
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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen takes the first x-ray of his wife's hand.
Discovery of Radioactivity
1896
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Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity.
First commercially available fluoroscope
1896
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The first commercially available fluoroscope was invented by Thomas Alva Edison.
Röntgen wins Noble Peace Prize
1901
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Röntgen wins the Noble Peace Prize in Physics for his discovery of the x-ray.
First English book on Chest Radiography published
1905
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Breast research leading to mammography begins
1913
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Dr. Albert Salomon begins research on x-rayed cadaver breasts leading to mammography.
Hot cathode tube invented
1913
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Dr. William Coolidge invents the hot cathode tube.
Von Laue wins Noble Peace Prize
1914
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Max Von Laue wins the Noble Peace Prize for discovering the crystal structures derived from x-ray diffraction.
Radiographic film introduced
1918
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Eastman Kodak introduces the first radiographic film
The first society for Radiological Technicians founded
1920
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Eddy J. Jerman founds the American Association of Radiologic Technicians (AART) which is today know as the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
Siegbahn wins Noble Peace Prize
1924
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Swedish physicist, Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn, won the Noble Peace Prize for his "discoveries and research in the field of x-ray spectroscopy".
Cerebral Angiography developed
1927
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Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz develops cerebral angiography.