First whole body X-ray (1907). The first whole body radiograph ever taken of a living person,a woman in 1897. The X-ray was made from a single exposure by William Morton of New York. Standing with her head in profile,her skeleton,heart and liver are seen. Her jewellery is highly visible: hatpin,necklace,bracelet,rings. On her feet she is wearing high button boots with nailed-on heels,and around her hips and abdomen a whalebone corset. To make this X-ray,Morton included a 12 inch induction coil with the current supplied from a New York street mains connection. A Crookes' tube was positioned 54 inches from the X-ray plate and the time taken was about 30 minutes | |
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