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A grafting-diaphragm to cut off secondary rays from the object.

BUCKY, Gustav Peter (1880 – 1963) Wikipedia

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Arch. Roentgen Ray, 18, 6-9. 1913 CE–1914 CE.

Bucky devised a diaphragm for roentgenography which, by preventing the secondary rays from reaching the plate, secured better contrast and definition.

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