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H. C. Snook,
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working with an alternating current generator, developed the interrupterless transformer.
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William Coolidge
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designed the “hot cathode” x-ray tube 1910
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Michael Idvorsky Pupin
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demonstrated the radiographic use of fluorescent screens, now called intensifying screens.
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Thomas Edison
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invented the first fluoroscope and discovered many of the fluorescent chemicals used in radiography today.
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George Eastman
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invented photographic film using cellulose nitrate, a new plastic material, as a substitute for glass. He produced the first radiographic film in 1914.
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Nonstochastic
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effects occur only after a certain amount of exposure has been received, and the severity of the effect depends upon the dose.
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CNS effects,
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seizures, and coma that can result in death in a short period of time.
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Cataractogenesis
The formation of cataracts, or clouding of the lens of the eye. |
Carcinogenesis
. Increased risk of malignant disease; particularly cancer of the skin, thyroid, and breast; and leukemia, a malignant blood disease associated with radiation exposure |
