Alan Cormack (physicist)

Alan Cormack was a physicist whose groundbreaking work in the 1960s helped develop computed tomography (CT) scans. His research focused on using mathematics and physics to create detailed cross-sectional images of the human body, enabling doctors to diagnose and monitor diseases more accurately. Cormack’s innovations, alongside those of Godfrey Hounsfield, revolutionized medical imaging and earned them the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1979. His contributions have had a lasting impact on healthcare, improving diagnostics and patient outcomes worldwide.