3922552-First Patented CT Scanner

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medical | 1975 | Ledley, Robert S. |


Dr. Ledley is best known for developing the first whole-body computerized tomography (CT or CAT) scanner in 1973 (Patent No. 3,922,552), which revolutionized diagnostic medicine.

Works written: Digital Computer and Control Engineering...

Award category: National Medal of Technology and...

The Story Behind the Development of the First Whole-body ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articles › PMC1561796