Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries: Low-cost, frugal technology medical devices
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Leaving school with no qualifications
The IET kindly asked me to talk about Godfrey Hounsfield on 20th March, and wondered if he might trigger any discussion on this board.
Godfrey Hounsfield pioneered CT scanning and in 1972 proved to a remarkably sceptical world that CT detects tumours and blood clots within the brain at acceptable cost and dose. The use of his technique has grown in each of the ensuing four decades and it has helped millions of people around the world. It launched the modern era of computer-assisted medical imaging. See also www.GNHounsfield.org. Earlier (in 1956/7) he was leader of the design team for the first commercial transistorised computer made in Britain, the EMIDEC 1100.
Godfrey Hounsfield left school at age 16 with no qualifications. Would a similar person be able to make such breakthroughs today?
Posted by Richard Waltham, speaker at the upcoming Siemens Magnet Technology and Godfrey Hounsfield event.
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May 2013
Improved material for ‘laser welding’ of tissue in intestinal surgery
A new “solder” for laser welding of tissue during surgical operations has the potential to produce stronger seals and expand use of this alternative to conventional sutures and stapling in intestinal surgery, scientists are reporting. Their study, which involves use of a gold-based solder, or sealing material, appears in the journal ACS Nano.
March 2013
World's most detailed scans will reveal how brain works
Scientists say they have published the most detailed brain scans "the world has ever seen" as part of a project to understand how the organ works.
February 2013
TED 2013: Uchek app tests urine for medical issues
A smartphone app that uses a phone's camera to analyse urine and check for a range of medical conditions has been shown off at the TED (Technology, Education and Design) conference in Los Angeles.
Edinburgh scientists use 3D printing to produce stem cells
A 3D printing technique that produces clusters of stem cells could speed up progress towards creating artificial organs, Edinburgh scientists have claimed.
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