EMI CT Brain Scanner
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:
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overall: 1550 x 1200 x 3100 mm (approximate)
- type:
- ct scanner
- credit:
- Department of Health & Social Security (DHSS)
Parts
'Data General' computer console for EMI brain scanner
Computer unit for EMI CT scanner
Teletype unit for EMI CT scanner
Printer for EMI CT scanner
Brandenburg x-ray control unit for EMI CT scanner
Power supply unit for EMI CT scanner
Power control panel for EMI CT scanner
Components for EMI CT scanner
Camera for EMI CT scanner
Accessories and components for EMI CT brain scanner
- Object Number:
- 1980-811/10
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Accessories and components for EMI CT brain scanner
- Object Number:
- 1980-811/11
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