Birthdate: August 28, 1919
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newark-on-Trent, England
Died: August 12, 2004
Godfrey Hounsfield, a British electrical engineer, was awarded the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his role in advancing X-ray computed tomography (CT). He introduced the Hounsfield scale, a system that assigns numerical values called Hounsfield units (HU) to various tissues, aiding in the interpretation of CT scans. This innovation has significantly impacted medical imaging and continues to be an essential component of diagnostic medicine.
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