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In the year 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered a novel electromagnetic radiation while investigating cathode rays, which he signified with an “X” for being of yet unknown type [1]. By accident, he found that the latter yield the capability of penetrating black paper which is typically opaque for visible light. This observation prompted him to repeat the experiments with optically intransparent matter. Utilizing a photographic plate, Röntgen managed to retrieve the first radiography of a human hand and phalanges, by which he unwittingly laid the foundation for all modern X-ray applications, including medical diagnostics, non-destructive testing, security screening and fundamental research. For a very long time, X-rays were solely utilized to reveal high density-fluctuations within a sample, by simply mapping differences in the transmission of photons through the investigated specimen, using photosensitive plates and later electronic detectors.
Ich fand ganz zufällig, dass die Strahlen schwarzes Papier durchdringen.
Wilhelm Röntgen
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Scherer, K.H. (2016). Preamble. In: Grating-Based X-Ray Phase-Contrast Mammography. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39537-1_1
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