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CT Scanning
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- 1CT ScanningEmitter
Receiver
Scanner
Voxels
Attenuated - 2CT ScanningSpecialised X ray providing a cross sectional image of the body
- 3SCANNERConsists of an Emitter and a Receiver
Emitter is 180 degrees from the receiver - 4Relation to the PatientPatient lies inside a tunnel equipped with a scanner
Patients bed slowly moves through the tunnel and stops - 5How it HappensX rays are beamed and received at many points of the tunnel
A computer analyses the information and constructs a slice of the body - 6VoxelsCT splits organs of the body into small volumes called VOXELS
Each organ will have millions of vox cells
Each voxel has a number which represents the extent which X Rays are attenuated when they pass through
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- Flashcards on CT Scanning, created by Soumya Bhadra on 03/02/2016.
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