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title: X-Ray Procedure Using a Fluoroscope
author: Elmer Ellsworth Burns
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19244/x-ray-procedure-using-a-fluoroscope/
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updated: 2024-07-17
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# X-Ray Procedure Using a Fluoroscope
_Authored by Elmer Ellsworth Burns_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19244.jpg)
## Image Caption
Photo of an early X-ray procedure using a fluoroscope screen, around 1910. No precautions were taken to minimise exposure since the dangers of X-rays were not known at the time.
Illustration from p. 233 of *The Story of Great Inventions* by Elmer Ellsworth Burns, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1910.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Burns, E. E. (2024, July 17). X-Ray Procedure Using a Fluoroscope. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Burns, Elmer Ellsworth. "X-Ray Procedure Using a Fluoroscope." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 17, 2024. .
### MLA
Burns, Elmer Ellsworth. "X-Ray Procedure Using a Fluoroscope." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Jul 2024, .
## License & Copyright
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