Computed Tomography (CT) History Quiz
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Who constructed the first CT imaging technique?

  • Cormack
  • Atkinson Morley
  • EMI laboratories
  • Godfrey N Hounsfield (correct)
  • In what year did Hounsfield and Cormack receive the Nobel prize in physiology and medicine?

  • 1972
  • 1975
  • 1980
  • 1979 (correct)
  • What does 'tomography' mean?

  • Slice (correct)
  • MRI
  • X-ray
  • Ultrasound
  • What are CT scans primarily used for imaging?

    <p>Bones, muscles, organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are two other popular names for Computed Tomography?

    <p>Computerized axial tomography (CAT) and Computerized tomography (CT)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the first human head scanned using the CT machine?

    <p>1972</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CT stand for in the context of diagnostic imaging?

    <p>Computed Tomography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were awarded the Nobel prize in physiology and medicine for their work on CT?

    <p>Hounsfield and Cormack</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the Greek word 'tomos'?

    <p>slice or section</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which British engineer was credited with constructing the first CT imaging technique?

    <p>Godfrey N Hounsfield</p> Signup and view all the answers

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