Celebrating 50 years of CT Imaging

by Cynthia McCollough, PhD[CHM1]

October 1 marks the 50th anniversary of the first computed tomography (CT) scan, which was performed in 1971 by radiologist James Ambrose at Atkinson Morley's Hospital in London, UK. Considered by physicians as the most significant medical advance of the 20th century, CT scans are used today to diagnose and guide the treatment of more than 90 million Americans each year.

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