Brief CT Scan History Flashcards
He proved that an image of 3D object can be produced
from its mathematical projection
1917 – Johann Karl August Radon
Preliminary work about CT technique
*1961 – William H. Oldendorf
The first brain tissue CT scanner was installed in 1971 at?
Atkinson Morley’s hospital
They shared the Nobel Prize in Physics
*1979 – Hounsfield and Cormack
in 1980 what major development in CT scanners was developed
1024 x 1024 matrix; 1-3 seconds scan time
EBCT is demonstrate in what year?
1983
who introduced the helical CT
1990 – Toshiba
Developed twin-slice CT
*1991 – Elscint
- Introduced multislice CT
1998 – General Electric
how many helical siice was introduced in 2002
16
64-slice helical CT is introduced in what year
2004
in 2005, who announced the dual source CT
Siemens
Introduced the 320-slice Helical CT
2007 – Toshiba
