You’ll Never Guess The Origin Of Some Of The Most Common Used Inventions
Armenia – PET Scanner
When people hear Armenia, the first things that come to mind are Kim Kardashian and Cher. But did you know there’s one more famous Armenian that completely changed the world? We’re referring to physicist Michel Ter-Pogossian, who invented the Positron Emissions Tomography (PET) scanner. Because of his remarkable invention, the early stages of cancer are now easily detected.
Born in Berlin, Germany, to Armenian parents, Ter-Pogossian moved to the United States to pursue his graduate studies at the Washington University School of Medicine. It was at the university where his team created the first PET unit.
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