title: CT scanning the early days.
abstract: CT scanning has become an established diagnostic tool within the radiology department. This article covers some of the history of the development and early days of CT scanning. It is based upon the lecture given on the Memorial Day for Sir Godfrey Hounsfield during the British Institute of Radiology President's Conference 2005.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Beckmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004867:Equipment Design; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D013552:Swine; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed / Q000266:history*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation