♦ World Radiology Day is celebrated on November 8 every year, honouring the German engineer and physicist who discovered X-rays in 1895.

♦ It highlights the importance of radiology in today's healthcare and promotes understanding of X-ray therapy in patient care.

♦ On 1895 November 8, Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, a German engineer and scientist, discovered X-rays or Rontgen rays, a type of electromagnetic radiation.

♦ This discovery led to the first radiographic image of his wife's hand and eventually won him the first Nobel Prize in 1901.

♦ To commemorate this life-changing innovation, the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) officially declared November 8 as World Radiography Day in 2007, aligning the date with Roentgen’s groundbreaking discovery.