Historical Bibliography Updated: June 10, 2024
Computerized transverse axial scanning (tomography).
Publication Details
Brit J. Radiol. 46, 1016-22. 1973 CE.
Hounsfield invented computer-assisted tomography (CAT), or computed tomography (CT).
In 1979 Hounsfield shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Allen M. Cormack "for the development of computer assisted tomography." Hounsfield was the first engineer to receive a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #2700.4 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/4340 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | computerized-transverse-axial-scanning-tomography |