X-Rays are the amazing bits of the electro-magnetic spectrum that allow us to see through many objects — including human soft tissue. But when they were first publicly demonstrated on Jan. 23, 1896 — ...

Like gamma radiation, X-rays can penetrate most materials. Dense material, such as lead, is needed for shielding from X-rays. They are able to travel several meters in air and penetrate several ...

It’s amazing how quickly medical science made radiography one of its main diagnostic tools. Medicine had barely emerged from its Dark Age of bloodletting and the four humours when X-rays were ...