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Also known as Sir Peter Mansfield

English physicist known for magnetic resonance imaging

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Peter Mansfield was an English physicist who made fundamental contributions to the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a medical technology that allows doctors to see inside the human body without surgery or radiation. His work matters because MRI has become one of the most important diagnostic tools in modern medicine, helping physicians detect and treat diseases like cancer, brain disorders, and injuries.

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date of birth
1933-10-09
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9
date of death
2017-02-08
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Sir Peter Mansfield FRS (9 October 1933 – 8 February 2017) was an English physicist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Paul Lauterbur, for discoveries concerning Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Mansfield was a professor at the University of Nottingham.

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