This content creator decided to DIY an X-Ray machine after spending thousands of dollars in a hospital. Californian YouTuber and engineer Will Osman received medical treatment that was worth $69,000. "I avoided surgery, but they still billed nearly $70,000," Osman told Popular Mechanics. His bill included an abdominal CT scan, medication, and two nights in a hospital room. Thanks to his insurance, he only paid $2,500. But that’s still a lot of money, right?
After his hospitalization, and annoyed with the high costs of medical treatments, Osman decided to build his own fully-functional X-ray machine. Gathering the necessary materials for his project took months, but the building process took less than a day. The hardest part of the project was building the energy-converting glass X-ray tube. He used an old dental X-ray head and connected the tube to his own power supply. This contraption controls the amount of X-rays generated, he shared. "It's hard to see X-rays, though, so a special sheet of material called an intensifying screen is used to convert the X-rays into visible light, then these photons are captured by a DSLR camera I chose for its extreme low-light sensitivity." Osman explained.
Image credit: Will Osman