German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen accidentally discovered X-rays—highly energetic electromagnetic radiation capable of penetrating most solid objects. His discovery transformed medicine almost ...

Today, medical imaging technologies such as X-ray and ... of X-rays is commonly attributed to German physics professor, Wilhelm Roentgen, who – somewhat accidentally – stumbled across the ...

Japan has a rich history in radiology and its experts in the field ... taken in 1896 — a mere 10 months after their discovery by Wilhelm Röntgen, and has continued through other innovations ...