On this day in 1934 the first full-body X-ray photograph in colour was taken in a one-second exposure by Arthur Fuchs while working at the Eastman Kodak Company. Fuchs and his colleagues developed a shield that had different densities that could let more X-rays pass through the thicker parts of the body, while allowing less for the thinner areas like the arms and legs. If the shield had a uniform density, they would not have a clear image as thinner areas of the body would be more washed out from too many X-rays getting through, while the thicker parts would be too dark as too few would get through. Their work took X-ray photography to another level, and today it is a key tool used in nuclear medicine to diagnose diseases and health conditions. You can see Fuchs’ X-ray photograph at the Chicago Roentgen Society.
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