Sir Godfrey N. Hounsfield and his Influence on Medicine
Journal Title: Nepal Journal of Neuroscience - Year 2006, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
W.C. Roentgen discovered X-ray in 1895, which is one of the most important discoveries for the benefit of mankind. Seventy-six years later Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield, a British electrical engineer, developed what is nowdays called computed tomography (CT), yet another invaluable tool for medical diagnosis where x-ray attenuation by different tissues is used to create cross-sectional images of human body. Hounsfield’s invention of CT parallels Roentgen’s discovery of x-rays as the two most outstanding contributions in the field of medicine.On August 12, 2004 Sir G. N. Hounsfield died at the age of 84 years. In this article , brief review of the life of Mr. Hounsfield is accompanied by a short description of evolution of CT technology.
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Shanta Lall Shrestha, MSc
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