Paleoradiology: History and new developments

Abstract

by far the greatest technical advance was made when radiology began to be used in the examination of anthropological and paleontological materials. The Roentgenological examination, moreover, has the great advantage in that it permits the investigator to examine bones without destroying them and to inspect mummies without unwrapping them. (Sigerist 1951) © 2008 Springer-Verlag.