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- Box of Fluoroscope Slides, 1895-1905 - Thomas Edison began experimenting with X-rays in 1896, which had been discovered the year prior. He and his team developed a fluoroscope that produced real-time radiographic images, which could be developed onto slides for medical diagnosis. Edison ended all of his X-ray experiments in 1903 after his research assistant, Clarence Dally, developed cancer from undiluted radiation exposure.
- 1895-1905
- Collections - Artifact
Box of Fluoroscope Slides, 1895-1905
Thomas Edison began experimenting with X-rays in 1896, which had been discovered the year prior. He and his team developed a fluoroscope that produced real-time radiographic images, which could be developed onto slides for medical diagnosis. Edison ended all of his X-ray experiments in 1903 after his research assistant, Clarence Dally, developed cancer from undiluted radiation exposure.
- Shoe-fitting Fluoroscope, circa 1936 - Shoe-fitting fluoroscopes were first developed in 1919 and were common in shoe stores until the late 1950s. These fluoroscopes produced real-time, moving radiographs-- comparable to X-ray movies. Customers used the viewfinder at the top to see how shoes fit them while placing their feet in the X-ray chamber below. Many fluoroscopes exposed users to unhealthy doses of radiation.
- circa 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Shoe-fitting Fluoroscope, circa 1936
Shoe-fitting fluoroscopes were first developed in 1919 and were common in shoe stores until the late 1950s. These fluoroscopes produced real-time, moving radiographs-- comparable to X-ray movies. Customers used the viewfinder at the top to see how shoes fit them while placing their feet in the X-ray chamber below. Many fluoroscopes exposed users to unhealthy doses of radiation.