The History of Medicine

2.7 - X-citing Developments


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This week, let's talk about Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen, who discovers X-rays, an incredibly important technology for surgery. With his newly found technology, we can see bones and foreign objects inside our bodies for the first time, although of course a lot of work still has to be done to really bring the technology to fruition.

Albert von Kolliker's Hand X-ray

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The History of MedicineBy Kirby Gong

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