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tomograph

DEFINITIONS OF: tomograph

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n X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements

Types:
CAT scanner, computerized axial tomography scanner
a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes
PET scanner, positron emission tomography scanner
a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body
Type of:
X-ray machine
an apparatus that provides a source of X rays
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