由于当白色的物体对着深色的背景时骨骼显现得很清楚，伦琴射线被证明尤其适合于检查骨折和骨裂，但是它们也可以发现癌症、肿瘤、肺结核或黑肺等呼吸道疾病以及一系列其他组织异常。

• Since bones show up clearly as white objects against a darker background,Roentgen's rays proved particularly suited for examining fractures and breaks,but they could also spot cancer tumors,respiratory diseases such as tuberculosis or black lung,and a variety of other tissue abnormalities.