The first thing you may ask yourself is, "WTF is a Roentgenatrix?"
It all started back on November 8, 1895, when Wilhelm Roentgen discovered that a cardboard screen painted with a chemical solution fluoresced (glowed) when it was placed near an energized vacuum tube. He called these new rays emitting from the vacuum tube "x-rays", as x is the mathematical notation for an unknown. In 1901, Roentgen won the very first Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery. Although Roentgen flatly refused to have his discovery named after himself, many parts of the world call x-rays "Roentgen rays" in his honor.
-atrix is a gender-specific suffix referring to a female in charge (i.e. dominatrix, executrix).
Ergo: Roentgenatrix. It sounds like a superhero!
I usually work the weekend shift at a tiny hospital in the middle of nowhere, although sometimes I fill in on other shifts if I'm needed.
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