Bocage Devises Theory of Tomography
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Doctors, Physicians, Nurses
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Paris
- Date: 1922
Article abstract: André Bocage devised the physical laws and principles upon which modern tomographic systems of medical imaging are based.
Historical Beginnings
The term “tomography,” derived from the Greek word tomos, meaning a cut or section, was coined by G. Grossmann in 1935. It is a generic term designating all systems of body-section radiography (a complex technique used to locate a predetermined level or plane within the body). There are many interchangeable terms for body-section radiography; some of these are “planigraphy” (from...
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