From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

X-rays (or Röntgen radiation) were a type of electromagnetic radiation. They were used in medical examinations because they penetrated soft tissue allowing a non-invasive exam of the internal anatomy; they could also be used to examine the interiors of sealed objects using the same method. High levels of X-ray radiation could be harmful to many forms of life. When focused into a coherent beam or laser, X-rays could be used as an offensive weapon.

Instances of medical X-ray use

• In the 1970s, X-rays were used on the Doctor at Ashbridge Cottage Hospital, revealing his binary vascular system and astounding Dr. Henderson. (DW: Spearhead from Space)

• In 1999, Dr. Grace Holloway was similarly astounded at the Doctor's X-ray results. (DW: Doctor Who)

Instances of X-rays as non-medical imaging

• The Mantis leader, in his attempts to learn the nature of the Doctor's TARDIS, had it subjected to X-rays, discovering it was dimensionally transcendental and that the Doctor was inside it. (TVC: Size Control)

Instances of harmful X-ray use

• The Doctor cured Liz Shaw and Captain Harvey of their possession by a sentient virus by using an X-ray machine on them. (DWA: Invaders Invisible)

• In 2003, the Doctor used a singularity which generated X-ray pulses to sterilize Agent Yellow, saving humanity at the cost of killing millions. (NA: Eternity Weeps)

• In 2007, the Doctor destroyed one of Florence Finnegan's Slabs by using his sonic screwdriver to increase the radiation of Royal Hope Hospital's X-ray machine by 5000%. (DW: Smith and Jones)

X-ray-based weapons

• In the 21st century, Space Station W3 was armed with an X-ray laser. (DW: The Wheel in Space)

• On the Moon's surface in 2070, the Cybermen employed a cannon-sized X-ray laser. (DW: The Moonbase)

• The Cyber-gun found on Telos by the Parry expedition was a hand-held X-ray laser. (DW: The Tomb of the Cybermen)

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From Grand Theft Wiki

Danny Zoo (born January 26, 1972 in Okinawa, Japan) is a member of the Yakuza in Anywhere City who is mentioned on the Grand Theft Auto 2 website. He may be a relative of Johnny Zoo, the leader of the Yakuza in Anywhere City. He is a known criminal and is gambling addict, known as X-ray for his ability to read cards. He is also known to use amphetamines when playing cards for long periods. He has a shiny black S-Class Mercedes and prefers to use a silenced laser sighted assault rifle when killing people.

He was first arrested in 1994 on charges of suspected auto theft and possession of firearms although he was not sentenced to prison for these offences. A year later, in 1995, he was arrested again for being involved in an illegal gambling racket and was also charged with possession of firearms. He was sentenced to one year in prison. He spent 1996 in prison but after being released was arrested and charged with multiple murders in a gambling den. However, he was released on a technicality. He was also linked to a gambling racket and more gambling-related murders, although the police have no evidence to link him to the crimes.

Sources

• Danny Zoo's police profile

From Lostpedia

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X-ray

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First Introduced

"Every Man for Himself"

Last Seen

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Owned by

Ben

Found by

Jack in the Hydra

Used by

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The X-ray is a spinal series which Jack spotted on his way into the Hydra operating room in "Every Man for Himself"."

Jack later asked Juliet to whom the X-rays belonged to, saying:

In "The Cost of Living", it was revealed that the X-ray belonged to Ben, and that he wanted Jack to operate on him. Juliet tried to convince Jack to intentionally botch the surgery, killing Ben but thereby making it appear to be either an accident or an otherwise fatal outcome.

Facts

• L4 stands for lumbar series (lower back) #4 (or #23rd/33 backbones). In this case, the tumor in question is seen as the second from the top of the film (the one with uneven opacity).
  • In a standard spinal series, the location of this tumor would more accurately be assessed as L2, due to proximity to the rib cage.
• The "R" in the corner labels the right side of the individual, to orient the X-ray reader. In this case, the patient would be facing the viewer.
• There is no name and information on the X-ray, as is the hospital standard.
• Medical staff can typically differentiate male from female chest and spinal X-rays by the breast shadow (though this is lower down and would be difficult due to cutoff). However age is not actually possible to pinpoint as Jack did in the storyline.
• Although Jack correctly recognized the malignancy as a lumbar tumor (either L2 or L4), later he incorrectly stated that Ben's symptoms would be in his fingers and toes. Such symptoms are generally characteristic of cervical tumors - in the neck, not lower back (which would be toes only).
• The X-rays were taken at the latest on September 20, because Ben said, "Two days after I found out I had a tumor on my spine, a spinal surgeon fell out of the sky," whereas Oceanic flight 815 crashed on September 22, 2004.
  • This assumes both that Ben often tells the truth, and that time on the island and off the island flow at the same rate. We know Ben lies like he breathes, and it has been strongly suggested by the events and the producers that time on the island flows differently than time outside it.
• The X-rays were developed by Karl and delivered to Juliet's house in the flashback for "One of Us". She stored them in a manila envelope, later confronting Ben with them, and tried to reveal them to Amelia just before the book club meeting on the day of the crash, as seen in "The Envelope".

Trivia

According to the audio commentary for "A Tale of Two Cities" on the Season 3 DVD set, Elizabeth Mitchell has shot a scene in which she is looking at the X-rays in her house. This bit was supposed to be in the 'walking through Juliet's house' sequence at the episode's start, before the book club meeting, but it was cut in post-production. This would have introduced the X-ray three episodes earlier, but the audience would have had no information about it yet. It appears that this scene has been used for mobisode "The Envelope".

See also

• Tumor

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From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki.

X-ray was a segment of the electromagnetic wave spectrum, between ultraviolet light and gamma rays. Sensors for detecting these waves were installed aboard tri-fighters and buzz droids. Machines using x-rays were also used in medicine.^[1]

Appearances

• Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 4: Jedi Holocaust
• MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
• Jedi Search (First appearance)
• Champions of the Force

Sources

• Revenge of the Sith: Incredible Cross-Sections

Notes and references

See also

• X-ray on Wikipedia