World Radiography Day - November 08
November 13 , 2022
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- This day observed to honour the discovery of X-radiation, also known as X-rays.
- On this day in 1895 German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen’s discovered X-rays.
- For this discovery, he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
- Radiology is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the bodies of animals and humans.
- The first World Radiography Day was observed in 2007 by the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists.
- Theme of 2022 is “Radiographers at the Forefront of Patient Safety.”
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