X-Ray images of flowers, made in 1930 by radiologist Dian L. Tasker.

Dec 28, 2017 2:01 PM

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Correction: Dain L. Tasker. Apologies for the misspelling.

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...died later of severe radiation poisoning

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There doesn't seem to be enough substance to get a clear image. These are remarkable.

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Yup. Plant cells aren't nearly dense enough to absorb X-ray photons at this thickness. Very low energy X-ray had to be used to get even this

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