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Radiology: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 2:23pm.
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The halo
Submitted by Paula on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 9:03pm.
of light around the patient's legs looks like he is starting to get that nice radiation glow. Mr. Burns would approve.
Reflection.
Submitted by rgraham on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 6:44pm.
The reflection of the doctor on the table near the guy's head is not what it would normally look like.
I can't figure out just how it's looking the way it is.
[It's because the table is concave. Click below to embiggen. - Dave]
Reflection on table
Submitted by Pharmer on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 6:27pm.
OK you have stumped me. How did the good doctor get a reflection that is not a mirror image, transposed or reversed
Check out the reflection on
Submitted by Hugh Manatee on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 6:07pm.
Check out the reflection on the table, it's neither of the men pictured.
Memories from A to X
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 6:01pm.
This is very interesting to me. I retired after 35 as a technologist in the field of radiology. When I began my career after two years of training ( 1961-62) I worked with similar equipment. Those old X-ray machines were workhorses for many years. I did not come upon any after 1970 or so.
This picture breaks all the rules -- do not sit out in the room when making an exposure, do not have your assistant stand outside the lead screen. The patient should be propped up on either side a bit. Head turned while in the supine position makes for an unhappy, moving patient.
I have plenty more I could add. However I tend to get a bit long on observation and short of substance.
"How are you feeling?"
Submitted by treplovski on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 5:26pm.
"...Like I'm about to get Farked."
Reflection of a reflection
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 5:25pm.
The image of the doctor must be a reflection from the other curved side of the table. It's right side up!
If this contraption didn't
Submitted by allie on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 4:46pm.
If this contraption didn't kill them, I'm sure something else has by now.
Don't worry sir.
Submitted by rick557 on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 4:19pm.
If we can't find the tumor, we'll give you one!
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