File:American X-ray journal (1899) (14754487144).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(1,394 × 2,178 pixels, file size: 524 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]



Description
English:

Identifier: americanxrayjour5618unse (find matches)
Title: American X-ray journal
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors:
Subjects: X-Rays Radiography
Publisher: St. Louis : American X-Ray Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Historical Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and the National Endowment for the Humanities

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
concerning the taking of skyagraphs whichseem to be unknown to all the expertswhom I have had the pleasure of visitingor conversing with, viz: While in the actof taking a skiagraph it is a simple matterto watch the impression made upon theplate (negative) or watch its formation bycrawling under the table and placing thefluoroscope immediately against the undersurface of table, and looking upwards. Ialways have my nurse or assistant makethe observation and when the skyagraphor negative seems plain and distinct, thex-rays are discontinued. This not only THE AMERICAN X-RAY JOURNAL- 717 saves time but saves many negatives alsoand renders obsolete the question of sec-onds or minutes in making exposures.Very truly yours, N. C. Morse, M. D.Since the Wehnelt interrupter has beensuccessfully employed to increase radiantenergy with a coil the following mattertaken from Vol. 1, No. II. of the AmericanX-ray Journal may be of interest. Theswitch has been used very little with staticmachines.—Ed.
Text Appearing After Image:
Within a few months following Prof.Roentgens announcement of the x-rayphenomenon the editor of this journal hadconstructed a Tesla high-frequency coil forx-ray work. It was the first apparatus ofthe kind made for this purpose. Constantapplication of the instrumentto fluoroscopyand skiagraphy revealed a want and im-perfection in the picturing. It was this faultwhich caused us to conceive of a method for its improvement. The fluoroscopeand switch in handle herein shown wasmade by an Eastern concern on receipt ofthe following from us: St. Louis Mo., July 20, 1896.L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., Boston, Mass. Gentlemen.—The power of the Roentgenrays is at present all that is required, butsome method of utilizing it to better ad-vantage is demanded. Radiographic pictures as well as fluoros-copic views of the softer structures areessential. It is impossible to get a good picture of atumor, or of any consumptive area, or ofany fleshy induration with any existingdevice. It also requires much stu

Note About Images

Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Date
Source

https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14754487144/

Author Internet Archive Book Images
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail.
Volume
InfoField
1899
Flickr tags
InfoField
  • bookid:americanxrayjour5618unse
  • bookyear:1900
  • bookdecade:1900
  • bookcentury:1900
  • booksubject:X_Rays
  • booksubject:Radiography
  • bookpublisher:St__Louis___American_X_Ray_Publishing_Co_
  • bookcontributor:The_College_of_Physicians_of_Philadelphia_Historical_Medical_Library
  • booksponsor:Open_Knowledge_Commons_and_the_National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities
  • bookleafnumber:142
  • bookcollection:medicalheritagelibrary
  • bookcollection:collegeofphysiciansofphiladelphia
  • bookcollection:americana
Flickr posted date
InfoField
27 July 2014

Licensing

[edit]
This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons. The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist, such as:
  1. The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired;
  2. The copyright was injected into the public domain for other reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or conditions;
  3. The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in exercising control; or
  4. The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize others to use the work without restrictions.

More information can be found at https://flickr.com/commons/usage/.

Please add additional copyright tags to this image if more specific information about copyright status can be determined. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Internet Archive Book Images at https://flickr.com/photos/126377022@N07/14754487144. It was reviewed on 15 September 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the No known copyright restrictions.

15 September 2015

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current20:43, 15 September 2015Thumbnail for version as of 20:43, 15 September 20151,394 × 2,178 (524 KB)Fæ (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{subst:chc}} {{information |description={{en|1=<br> '''Identifier''': americanxrayjour5618unse ([https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&fulltext=Search&search=insource%3A%2Famericanxrayj...

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:American_X-ray_journal_(1899)_(14754487144).jpg&oldid=883966632"