S. Webb

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The Origins of Radiological Tomography

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the first complete history of body imaging by discrete sections, from its earliest beginnings around 1920 to modern times. Divided into two parts, it is highly illustrated with many original figures from patents and some previously unpublished pictures. The first part covers classical tomography from 1920 to the 1960s, including

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040278031
• Artikelnr.: 72531610

Autorenporträt

Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden NHS Trust, UK Sutton

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 - Early History: Classical section imaging. The early years, 1895-circa 1940. The middle years, circa 1940-50. Circa 1950 and beyond. Part 2 - Modern History: Pioneers towards computed tomography. Patents for computed tomography. Historical emission tomography. Epilogue: Why tomography? Appendices. References. Index.

Rezensionen

"To quote from Isaac Newton, 'the modern practitioner stands on the shoulders of giants'... an excellent source of reference material."
-HPA Bulletin, 1992