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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Brief X-ray Discovery History
The discovery of x-ray was one of the major event in science. I’ve been talking about x-rays from my previous post and now, I believe that it’s time for me to give you a brief history if how it was discovered. On November 8, 1895, Wilhelm Conrad R�ntgen, a German physics professor, began observing and further documenting X-rays while experimenting with Lenard and Crookes tubes. R�ntgen, on December 28, 1895, wrote a preliminary report “On a new kind of ray: A preliminary communication”. He submitted it to the W�rzburg’s Physical-Medical Society journal. This was the first formal and public recognition Click Here To Read More
Radiation Protection Related Terms
There are some terms that a Radiologic Technology student must know in terms of radiaiton protection. I would like to post some important terminologies that you might find helpful, especially if you are having a subject on Radiation Protection. Chronic doseA Chronic dose means a person received a radiation dose over a long period of time. Acute doseAn acute dose means a person received a radiation dose over a short period of time.Chronic doseA Chronic dose means a person received a radiation dose over a long period of time. Acute doseAn acute dose means a person received a radiation dose Click Here To Read More
Common Radiation Units Used in Health Physics
I am aware that some of my readers are not radiologic technologist, so the terms here may seem like jargons. So, the purpose of this post is to introduce some basic and common radiaiton units used in raidology. You may find this helpful, especially to those who are planning to enter this field. You must remember that there are two standard units; the English Units and the System Internationale (International System) Standard of Units. English Units include: roentgen rad rem curie SI Units include: gray sievert becquerel Common units used in the United States in health physics. roentgen (R)The roentgen Click Here To Read More
