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Siemens Healthineers experts nominated for German Future Award with photon-counting CT

Employees of Siemens Healthineers Professor Thomas Flohr, Dr. Björn Kreisler, and Dr. Stefan Ulzheimer constitute one of the three teams of scientists to be nominated for the German Future Award for their development of the first photon-counting computed tomography (CT) scanner for routine clinical procedures, which is ready for series production. The award, awarded by the President of Germany, is one of the country’s highest distinctions for technology and innovation.
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Published on September 15, 2021

Experts from Siemens Healthineers have been nominated for the German Future Award for their development of the first photon-counting computed tomography scanner

Nominees

Nominated for the German Future Prize 2021: the team from Siemens Healthineers with Stefan Ulzheimer, Professor Thomas Flohr, Ph.D. and Björn Kreisler, Ph.D.

Nominated for the German Future Award 2021: Dr. Stefan Ulzheimer, Professor Thomas Flohr and Dr. Björn Kreisler from Siemens Healthineers
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Lung images of a post-COVID patient with photon-counting CT
Photon-counting technology allows for simultaneous acquisition and visualization of detailed structures (center image) combined with functional information (image on the right). For comparison, an image acquired with conventional CT technology (on the left).
© Courtesy of Dr. J. Ferda, University Hospital Plzen, Czech Republic
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History of CT technology

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1930s - Birth of X-ray tomography

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1975 - First commercial CT in series

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2005 - First dual-source CT

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The insides of a Siemens Healthineers computer tomograph

2021 – Photon-counting CT

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