Computerized transverse axial scanning (tomography), I:​ description of system

Hounsfield, G. N.

Affiliations

¹Central Research Laboratories of EMI Limited, Hayes, Middlesex

Abstract

This article describes a technique in which X-ray transmission readings are taken through the head at a multitude of angles: from these data, absorption values of the material contained within the head are calculated on a computer and presented as a series of pictures of slices of the cranium. The system is approximately 100 times more sensitive than conventional X-ray systems to such an extent that variations in soft tissues of nearly similar density can be displayed.

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DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-46-552-1016

PubMed: 4757352

WoS: A1973R540700001

History

Received: 1973-02

Revised: 1973-07

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