Raymond V Damadian
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Raymond Damadian(1936-Raymond V Damadian (March 16,1936-) is a pioneer in the field of MRI and inventor of one of the first MRI scanners.
Early Life
Raymond Vahan Damadian was born on March 16th 1936 in New York City and was a child prodigy. He studied violin at the Juillard School of music for 8eight years and did his first degree in mathematics and was also an accomplished tennis player. He qualified in medicine in 1960 from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Development of MRI
His early research work was on the role of the Potassiumpotassium ion in cells, which he studied with NMRnuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). In 1971 he wrote an important paper in Science showing that tumour cells detected by NMR would have longer relaxation times. He invented the MRI scanner and believed its role in detecting cancer would be an important one at a time when he faced much scepticism. In 1978 he founded the Fonar corporation to produce and develop the MRI scanner.
ControversiesAccolades
In 1988 he shared the USA National Medal for Technology with Lauterbur for their development of MRI.
Nobel Prize Controversy
In 2003 Damadian was not awarded a part ofco-awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine or physiologywhich went to Peter Mansfield and Paul Lauterbur for their role in developing MRI. This decision by the Nobel Committee caused much controversy at the time and is still debated today.
Later life
In 1988 he shared the USA National Medal for Technology with Lauterbur for their development of MRI.to be added
Legacy
Damadian will beis remembered for his major contribution to development of MRI and the controversial decision of the Nobel Committee in not awarding him a share of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology.
-<p><a title="Raymond Damadian (1936-" href="/articles/raymond-damadian-1936">Raymond Damadian (1936-</a>Raymond V Damadian (March 16,1936-) is a pioneer in the field of MRI and inventor of one of the first MRI scanners.</p><h5>Early Life</h5><p>Damadian was born in New York and a child prodigy. He studied violin at the Juillard School of music for 8 years and did his first degree in mathematics and was also an accomplished tennis player. He qualified in medicine in 1960 from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><h5>Development of MRI</h5><p>His early research work was on the role of the Potassium ion in cells which he studied with NMR. In 1971 he wrote an important paper in Science showing that tumour cells detected by NMR would have longer relaxation times. He invented the MRI scanner and believed its role in detecting cancer would be an important one at a time when he faced much scepticism. In 1978 he founded the Fonar corporation to produce and develop the MRI scanner.</p><h5>Controversies</h5><p>In 2003 Damadian was not awarded a part of the Nobel Prize for medicine which went to Mansfield and Lauterbur for their role in developing MRI. This decision by the Nobel Committee caused much controversy at the time and is still debated today.</p><p>In 1988 he shared the USA National Medal for Technology with Lauterbur for their development of MRI.</p><h5>Legacy</h5><p>Damadian will be remembered for his major contribution to MRI and the controversial decision of the Nobel Committee in not awarding him a share of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Medicine.</p><p> </p><p> </p>- +<p><strong>Raymond Damadian</strong> (1936-) is a pioneer in the field of MRI and inventor of one of the first MRI scanners.</p><h4>Early Life</h4><p>Raymond Vahan Damadian was born on March 16<sup>th</sup> 1936 in New York City and was a child prodigy. He studied violin at the Juillard School of music for eight years and did his first degree in mathematics and was also an accomplished tennis player. He qualified in medicine in 1960 from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><h4>Development of MRI</h4><p>His early research work was on the role of the potassium ion in cells, which he studied with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). In 1971 he wrote an important paper in Science showing that tumour cells detected by NMR would have longer relaxation times. He invented the MRI scanner and believed its role in detecting cancer would be an important one at a time when he faced much scepticism. In 1978 he founded the Fonar corporation to produce and develop the MRI scanner.</p><h5>Accolades</h5><p>In 1988 he shared the USA National Medal for Technology with Lauterbur for their development of MRI.</p><h5>Nobel Prize Controversy</h5><p>In 2003 Damadian was not co-awarded the <a href="/articles/nobel-prizes-for-radiology">Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology</a> which went to <a href="/articles/peter-mansfield">Peter Mansfield</a> and <a href="/articles/paul-lauterbur">Paul Lauterbur</a> for their role in developing MRI. This decision by the Nobel Committee caused much controversy at the time and is still debated today.</p><h4>Later life</h4><p>to be added</p><h4>Legacy</h4><p>Damadian is remembered for his major contribution to development of MRI and the controversial decision of the Nobel Committee in not awarding him a share of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology.</p>
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