The Nobel Prize for CT and MRI Pioneers

This book highlights the pioneers who have won the Nobel Prize for their contributions to the development of CT and MRI. Author Euclid Seeram guides the reader from the discovery of x-rays that led to the birth of medical imaging, to the basic physical differences between CT and MRI and states the advantages of each of them. Sir Godfrey Hounsfield’s contribution that earned him a Nobel Prize for the invention of the first clinically useful CT scanner is discussed, as well as Sir Godfrey Hounsfield’s and professor Allan Cormack’s contribution that earned them a Nobel Prize for the invention of the CT scanner. The achievements of several key pioneers (Isadore Rabi, Felix Bloch, Edward Purcell, for example) who earned the Nobel Prize in Physics for their contributions to the development of MRI are also discussed in detail. The contributions of Dr Lauterbur and Dr Mansfield, who earned the Nobel Prize for their contributions to the development of clinical MRI, are also highlighted. This book is intended for medical imaging technologists as well as radiation therapists. furthermore, the book may be useful for biomedical engineering technologists, radiologists in training, and medical physics students. The Foreword is written by the renowned Dr Christina Malamateniou, PhD., Associate Professor, School of Health & Medical Sciences, City St George’s University of London, London, UK.