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SUMMARY:MRI-THE WONDER MACHINE: FROM BLUE SKIES TO EVERY DAY USAGE - Richa
 rd V Aldridge\, UEA
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CONTACT:Tim Wilkinson
DESCRIPTION:This talk illustrates how a series of 'blue sky' discoveries i
 n the early part of the twentieth century grew into one of the most import
 ant medical diagnostic tools.  Several  well-known contemporary workers wo
 ndered what possible applications could come from the idea of nuclear spin
 .\n\nThe concept\, together with the developments of superconducting magne
 ts and super-fast computing power\, has become one of the most precise mac
 hines ever developed.\n\nRichard Aldridge joined UEA in 1969 as a Lecturer
  in Physics\; his research interest was into the effect of atomic disorder
  on the physical properties of materials (collective magnetism and electri
 cal transport for example).  In the late 70's and early 80's he was involv
 ed in the inception and founding of engineering at UEA.  Richard's researc
 h interests migrated to looking at various algorithms involved in segmenta
 tion of images particularly medical ones\; hence his interest in MRI. Rich
 ard has held several Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Colora
 do and  Western Australia.  During his academic life Richard has acted as 
 a consultant to a wide range of industries both local and national and edu
 cation in a range of areas from basic microprocessor technology through C 
 and java programming to basic electronics in the school curriculum.\n
LOCATION:University Technical College (UTC)\, Robinson Way\, Cambridge CB2
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