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... Meier Invention essay 15 September 2003 The X-ray machine The x-ray was discovered by accident. ... The x-ray machine allows doctors to see straight through human tissue to examine broken bones, cavities, and swallowed objects with great ease. Before the x-ray machine a doctor had to do surgery to find out if the bone was broken. Hospitals can also use x-ray technology to examine softer tissue like the lungs, blood vessels, or the intestines. The inside of a x-ray machine is an electrode pair, which is a cathode and an anode that sits inside a glass vacuum tube. ... There is a current that passes through the filament that heats up the machine. ... X-ray production produces a lot of heat. ... A thick lead shield surrounds the entire machine. The shield keeps the x-ray beams from escaping in all directions. |
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