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Allan Cormack

Medical Physics · Medical Physics

Boston, South Africa

21 H-Index
2,756 Citations
248 Total Impact
GLNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1979)0

Overview

Allan Cormack is a medical physics specialist at Tufts University. Based in Boston.

For Patients

  • Pioneered the Mathematical algorithms for CT reconstruction, a technique still used by doctors worldwide
  • Research was cited 3K+ times by other doctors and scientists
  • Based at Tufts University in Boston, South Africa

Biography

Allan Cormack was a South African-American physicist who developed the mathematical algorithms for CT scanning independently of Hounsfield. Nobel Prize 1979.

Affiliations & Institutions

Research Impact

10 Publications
2,756 Total Citations
1K+ Citation Milestone

Publication Timeline

01119581963197319801987

Published In

Journal of Applied PhysicsPhysics in Medicine and BiologyInternational Journal of Operations & Production ManagementInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*PhysicsAnnals of Physics

Key Publications

Areas of Expertise

Pioneering Techniques

Mathematical algorithms for CT reconstruction

Medical Specialties

Legacy Timeline

The life and contributions of Allan Cormack

1963

Developed CT mathematics

Published the mathematical theory for reconstructing images from X-ray projections

1979

Nobel Prize

For the development of computer assisted tomography

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