Abstract
Find out why Professor Allinson was awarded the 2018 IET JJ Thomson Medal for Electronics. Professor Allinson holds the Distinguished Chair of Image Engineering at University of Lincoln. He led the team that developed PRaVDA, the first fully solid-state proton CT system to allow adaptive and optimum treatment of cancer using proton beam therapy. PRaVDA has been called 'perhaps the most complex medical imaging instrument ever conceived.' The next instrument will be the first to be installed in an operational clinical centre. In addition, his work has made a significant impact in policing; his work on transmission of fingerprints from crime scenes to bureaus is used by UK Police, reducing time-to-indent from days to minutes.
