His father, who had read about Röntgen's experiments in Europe and was performing his own experiments, used the newly discovered X-rays and his experimental equipment to examine the broken arm.
Tema isa, kes oli lugenud Wilhelm Röntgeni eksperimentide kohta Euroopas ning eksperimenteeris ka ise, kasutas värskelt avastatud röntgenikiirgust ja oma eksperimenteerimisvarustust, et poja murtud kätt uurida.