Wilhelm Rontgen is credited with the creation of the first x-ray machine, but his invention was a happy accident. Rontgen was experimenting with cathode rays and found that the rays were strong enough to pass through skin, but not strong enough to pass through denser objects, like bones, when photographed. The medical and scientific community latched onto Rontgen’s invention because it provided them, for the first time, with a way to see inside the human body without cutting it open. The baby shown in this image is getting an x-ray and he nurse is trying to get him to sit still. #doctor #doctors #nurse #medical #medicine #medstudent #medicalstudent #treatment #info #health #healthy #hospital #emergency #paramedic #study #learn #treat #surgery #patient #medschool #medicalschool