The story of a very special tube
How our colleagues in Rudolstadt brought a 125-year-old X-ray tube back to life
When news of the discovery of X-rays emerged in January 1896, the world was changed forever – and our company embarked on a brave new era in its history. Just three days after the discovery was announced, we began building our first X-ray tube for medical applications.
Our first medical X-ray tube is inspected by RGS employees Siff, Immelen, Horn, and Schnitzler in a photo probably taken toward the end of 1896 or at the beginning of 1897
Originalskizze der ersten Röntgenröhre von RGS aus dem Jahre 1896
Tube-collector Udo Radtke brought his original X-ray tube to Rudolstadt
Jörg Linke making the tube by hand – just as they did 125 years ago