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Already a few weeks after the discovery of X-rays in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen the first medical images with photographic plates and fluorescent screens were made. This was the origin of projection radiography and fluoroscopy. The greatest steps forward in X-ray diagnostic radiology since Roentgen’s observations were the development of the image intensifier systems and then above all the announcement of computed tomography (CT) in a clinical environment by Hounsfield at the 1972 British Institute of Radiology annual conference. A further important step was the introduction of digital image receptors in projection radiography during the last years. Compared to conventional film-screen systems these receptors allow the separate optimisation of photon detection and image processing, resulting in significant advantages for image quality and dose.
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Aichinger, H., Dierker, J., Joite-Barfuß, S., Säbel, M. (2012). Principles of X-Ray Imaging. In: Radiation Exposure and Image Quality in X-Ray Diagnostic Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11241-6_1
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