Röntgen rays
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When the swelling is great, it is often necessary to have recourse to the Röntgen rays to make certain that there is no fracture or dislocation.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
It has been demonstrated that cancer cells are more sensitive to radium and to the Röntgen rays than the normal cells of the body, and are more easily killed.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Thus arose the so-called X or Röntgen rays.
From Recent Developments in European Thought by Various
The alternative is the application of radium or of the Röntgen rays, which, although requiring many exposures, results in cure with the minimum of disfigurement.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
In the matter of physics we hear of nothing to-day but the Röntgen rays, which penetrate opaque bodies and photograph the invisible.
From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard
