She invented the "X-ray Car" for use in WWI that did, indeed, cause the exposure that led to her death.[1] [1] http://theconversation.com/marie-curie-and-her-x

She invented the "X-ray Car" for use in WWI that did, indeed, cause the exposure that led to her death.[1] [1] http://theconversation.com/marie-curie-and-her-x-ray-vehicles-contribution-to-world-war-i-battlefield-medicine-83941 http://theconversation.com/marie-curie-and-her-x-ray-vehicle...