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Flow cytometry has developed over the past 30 years from initial attempts to count and size particles. The first cell sorter was described in 1965, and multiparameter machines measuring two fluorescence wavelengths were described around 1970. An excellent summary of the historical development of flow cytometers is given by Melamed et al. (1990a).

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  1. Department of Histopathology, UMDS, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK

    Peter A. Hall BSc, MD, MRCPath (Professor of Histopathology) (Professor of Histopathology)

  2. Department of Histopathology, UMDS, Guy’s Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK

    David A. Levison MD, FRCPath (Professor of Histopathology) (Professor of Histopathology)

  3. Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PN, UK

    Nicholas A. Wright MA, MD, PhD, DSc, FRCPath (Director of Clinical Research, Professor and Director) (Director of Clinical Research, Professor and Director)

  4. Department of Histopathology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, W12 0NN, UK

    Nicholas A. Wright MA, MD, PhD, DSc, FRCPath (Director of Clinical Research, Professor and Director) (Director of Clinical Research, Professor and Director)

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Camplejohn, R.S., Macartney, J.C. (1992). Flow Cytometry. In: Hall, P.A., Levison, D.A., Wright, N.A. (eds) Assessment of Cell Proliferation in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3190-8_6

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