Although the effects of radiation was not entirely understood by any one, this did not stop medical practitioners and entrepreneurs from taking risks to experiment with this new kind of rays (Gurley & Callaway, 2011). While some x-rays were used to describe the nature of the rays, others were used as comic (Gurley & Callaway, 2011). For instant, x-rays were used in circuses for entertainment to see what women had inside their purse (Gurley & Callaway, 2011). Along with that, fluoroscope were used to image feet inside shoes for shoe fitting and to entertain guest at home by taking an image of their skeletons (Gurley & Callaway, 2011). As these x-rays were continuously abused, the latent effects of degenerating tissues started to appear (Gurley
