EMI CT Brain Scanner

Made:
1970-1971 in England and Hayes
maker:
Electric and Musical Industries Limited
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EMI CT brain scanner, installed at Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

This brain scanner, designed by Godfrey Hounsfield at EMI, was the first production model with which the first trials on patients were undertaken in 1971. These established CT (computerised tomography) scanning as a key imaging technology, particularly for the brain. The CT scanner was a runaway success: by 1977 there were 1130 machines installed across the world. The technique continues to be popular, but the more recent technology of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is now being used for many of the diagnostic tasks previously assigned to CT.

Details

Category:
Radiomedicine
Object Number:
1980-811
Materials:
frame, steel
Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
type:
ct scanner
credit:
Department of Health & Social Security (DHSS)

Parts

Couch unit for EMI brain scanner Couch unit for EMI brain scanner Couch unit for EMI brain scanner Couch unit for EMI brain scanner

Couch unit for EMI brain scanner

Motorised couch Unit and main gantry for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

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Patients would lie on this blue couch unit while the EMI brain scanner produced a computerised tomography (CT) scan of their brain. Developed in 1971 by EMI, detailed pictures of patients’ brains could be seen for the first time. Godfrey Hounsfield (1914-2004) invented the technique, which constructed a picture from measurements made by an X-ray source and detector rotating around the patient. Previously, X-rays could only image the brain after it had received hazardous injections of air or special liquids.

The EMI brain scanner was the first to be adopted in substantial numbers for medicine. Today, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has taken over much of the work of CT scanning. This example was installed at Atkinson Morley's Hospital in Wimbledon, London, a specialist neuroscience hospital.

Materials:
frame, steel
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt1
type:
couch unit
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
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Couch unit for EMI brain scanner

Motorised blue couch unit for EMI CT brain scanner with straps, protective cover at foot of couch, on four wheeled black base, with control panel on base for positoning, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

More

Patients would lie on this blue couch unit while the EMI brain scanner produced a computerised tomography (CT) scan of their brain. Developed in 1971 by EMI, detailed pictures of patients’ brains could be seen for the first time. Godfrey Hounsfield (1914-2004) invented the technique, which constructed a picture from measurements made by an X-ray source and detector rotating around the patient. Previously, X-rays could only image the brain after it had received hazardous injections of air or special liquids.

The EMI brain scanner was the first to be adopted in substantial numbers for medicine. Today, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has taken over much of the work of CT scanning. This example was installed at Atkinson Morley's Hospital in Wimbledon, London, a specialist neuroscience hospital.

Materials:
metal and textile
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt1/1
type:
ct scanner
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1980-811 Pt1
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EMI brain scanner

Main gantry for EMI CT brain scanner with small square control panel encased in plastic, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

More

Patients would lie on this blue couch unit while the EMI brain scanner produced a computerised tomography (CT) scan of their brain. Developed in 1971 by EMI, detailed pictures of patients’ brains could be seen for the first time. Godfrey Hounsfield (1914-2004) invented the technique, which constructed a picture from measurements made by an X-ray source and detector rotating around the patient. Previously, X-rays could only image the brain after it had received hazardous injections of air or special liquids.

The EMI brain scanner was the first to be adopted in substantial numbers for medicine. Today, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has taken over much of the work of CT scanning. This example was installed at Atkinson Morley's Hospital in Wimbledon, London, a specialist neuroscience hospital.

Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt1/2
type:
ct scanner
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1980-811 Pt1
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'Data General' computer console for EMI brain scanner

'Data General' computer console for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

More

Images from the CT scanner are shown on a computer console (made by Data General) and can be printed and analysed by physicians and surgeons. Developed in 1971 by EMI, detailed pictures of patients’ brains could be seen for the first time. Images are made using a technique called computerised tomography (CT) where a picture is made from measurements made by an X-ray source and detector rotating around the patient. Godfrey Hounsfield (1914-2004) invented the technique in the early 1970s.

The EMI brain scanner was the first to be adopted in substantial numbers for medicine. Today, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has taken over much of the work of CT scanning. This example was installed at Atkinson Morley’s Hospital in Wimbledon, London, a specialist neuroscience hospital.

Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
Materials:
frame, steel
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt2
type:
computer
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Computer unit for EMI CT scanner

Computer unit for EMI CT scanner

Reel to reel tape recorder and store unit for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
Materials:
frame, steel
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt3
type:
ct scanner
Computer unit for EMI CT scanner Computer unit for EMI CT scanner Computer unit for EMI CT scanner Computer unit for EMI CT scanner Computer unit for EMI CT scanner Computer unit for EMI CT scanner

Computer unit for EMI CT scanner

Reel to reel tape unit, with plastic cover, 8 push buttons for different instructions, horizontal air vents at top and bottom, locked doors on 3 sides, power on/off switch, unit for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt3/1
type:
ct scanner
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1980-811 Pt3
Reel to reel component

Reel to reel component

Reel to reel machine component with printed label 12 slots and printed label BASF B2799A, part of the EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt3/2
type:
ct scanner
Part of:
1980-811 Pt3
Reel to reel cover

Reel to reel cover

Reel to reel machine component with printed words in red, 'Copyright 1973 Confidential Reporduction of the computer programme in whole or in part forbidden except under express license of EMI Limited, part of the EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt3/3
type:
cover
Part of:
1980-811 Pt3
Computer unit for EMI CT scanner

Computer unit for EMI CT scanner

Reel to reel machine component with 4 perforated lengths on a circular plage with 2 black components, part of the EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt3/4
type:
ct scanner
Part of:
1980-811 Pt3
Teletype unit for EMI CT scanner

Teletype unit for EMI CT scanner

Teletype input unit for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
Materials:
frame, steel
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt4
type:
ct scanner
Printer for EMI CT scanner

Printer for EMI CT scanner

'Tally' printer for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
Materials:
frame, steel
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt5
type:
printer
Brandenburg x-ray control unit for EMI CT scanner

Brandenburg x-ray control unit for EMI CT scanner

'Brandenburg' x-ray control unit for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
Materials:
frame, steel
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt6
type:
control unit
Power supply unit for EMI CT scanner

Power supply unit for EMI CT scanner

'Pantak' power supply unit for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at theAtkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
Materials:
frame, steel
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt7
type:
power supply
Power control panel for EMI CT scanner

Power control panel for EMI CT scanner

'Allenwest' power control panel for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
Materials:
frame, steel
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt8
type:
power supply
Components for EMI CT scanner

Components for EMI CT scanner

Box of spare parts for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
Materials:
frame, steel
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt9
type:
components
Camera for EMI CT scanner

Camera for EMI CT scanner

Viewing unit and camera for EMI CT brain scanner,Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Measurements:
overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
Materials:
frame, steel
Object Number:
1980-811 Pt10
type:
ct scanner
Accessories and components for EMI CT brain scanner

Accessories and components for EMI CT brain scanner

Accessories and components for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Object Number:
1980-811/10
type:
component
Accessories and components for EMI CT brain scanner

Accessories and components for EMI CT brain scanner

Accessories and components for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Object Number:
1980-811/11
type:
component
Headbag for EMI CT brain scanner

Headbag for EMI CT brain scanner

Headbag, for use with EMI CT brain scanner, installed at Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Materials:
rubber (unidentified)
Object Number:
1980-811/12
type:
component

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