In which year did Hounsfield and Cormack share Nobel Physics prize?

In which year did Hounsfield and Cormack share Nobel Physics prize?

• A. 1980
• B. 1978
• C. 1984
• D. 1982

Answer: (D)

CT scanning combines practical hardware with the math a reconstruction method relies on. Hounsfield built the first CT scanner, turning X-ray measurements taken from many angles into cross‑sectional images. Cormack provided the theoretical groundwork that shows how those measurements can be used to reconstruct the internal structure. Their joint achievement was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1979 for CT imaging. There isn’t a Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to them for this work, and the prize year most people associate with it is 1979, not 1982.

CT scanning combines practical hardware with the math a reconstruction method relies on. Hounsfield built the first CT scanner, turning X-ray measurements taken from many angles into cross‑sectional images. Cormack provided the theoretical groundwork that shows how those measurements can be used to reconstruct the internal structure. Their joint achievement was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1979 for CT imaging. There isn’t a Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to them for this work, and the prize year most people associate with it is 1979, not 1982.