1st Edition
From the Watching of Shadows The Origins of Radiological Tomography
By S. Webb
Copyright 1990
366 Pages
by
CRC Press
366 Pages
by
CRC Press
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From the Watching of Shadows: The Origins of Radiological Tomography presents the first complete history of body imaging by discrete sections, from its earliest beginnings around 1920 to modern times. Divided into two parts, the book is highly illustrated with many original figures from patents and some previously unpublished pictures. The first part covers classical tomography from 1920 to the... Read more
Part 1 - Early History: Classical section imaging. The early years, 1895-circa 1940. The middle years, circa 1940-50. Circa 1950 and beyond. Part 2 - Modern History: Pioneers towards computed tomography. Patents for computed tomography. Historical emission tomography. Epilogue: Why tomography? Appendices. References. Index.
Biography
S. Webb
"To quote from Isaac Newton, 'the modern practitioner stands on the shoulders of giants'… an excellent source of reference material."
-HPA Bulletin, 1992
