Allan McLeod Cormack
Physicist, Nobel Prize in Physiology
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Died
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Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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Contributed to the development of computed tomography, a pivotal technique in medical imaging that allows for cross-sectional imaging of the body. Worked at Tufts University where significant research and advancements in x-ray technology were made. Collaborated with others to further improve imaging resolutions and techniques.
Received Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1979
Developed computed tomography (CT) imaging
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