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This book also contains 22 quality control tests for ct scanners. The new edition of this comprehensive text includes the very latest in computed tomography principles, applications, and technology. Computed tomography ct entails the reconstruction of a function f from line integrals of f. Computed tomography ct is a powerful nondestructive evaluation nde technique for producing 2d and 3d crosssectional images of an object from flat xray images. This book provides an overview of the evolution of ct, the mathematical and physical aspects of the technology, and the fundamentals of image reconstruction using algorithms. This new edition provides the uptodate information and thorough coverage you need to understand the physical principles of computed tomography ct and safely produce. Written to meet the varied requirements of radiography students and practitioners, this twocolor text provides comprehensive coverage of the physical principles of ct and its clinical applications. Computed tomography ct is used by diagnostic radiographers to diagnose injury and disease and by therapeutic radiographers to plan cancer treatment. History 1924 mathematical theory of tomographic image.
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A ct scan or computed tomography scan formerly computerized axial tomography scan or cat scan makes use of computerprocessed combinations of many xray measurements taken from different angles to produce crosssectional tomographic images virtual slices of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting. Originally developed in the early 1970s to provide images of the brain in crosssectional slices, cts importance in detecting and monitoring disease throughout the body has developed. An ebook and test comes via email and includes a link to download the pdf files of the book and test. Computed tomography, 4th edition multiple choice 1. Radiology, including one of the most advanced imaging system available for clinical care, the.
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However, it is not universally available at this time. Written to meet the varied requirements of radiography students and practitioners, this. Computerised tomography, ct, is an ideal form of tomography yielding sequence images of thin consecutive slices of the patient and providing the opportunity to localise in three dimensions. Definition facts about ctdefinition facts about ct computer tomography ct, originally known as computed axial tomography cat or ct scan and body section rentenography. It can separate bone from muscle and fat in the part of the body being examined.
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