9B40.50 - CT - Computerized Tomography

Code Number:
9B40.50
Demo Title:
CT - Computerized Tomography
References:
  • Ivan G. Darvey, "A Simple Inexpensive Procedure for Illustrating Some Principles of Tomography", TPT, Vol. 51, #5, May 2013, p. 298.
  • Margaret Stautberg Greenwood, "X-ray CT-Scat Analogy", TPT, Vol. 23, #2, Feb. 1985, p. 94.
  • Vincent Daley, Owen Paetkau, Mark Paetkau, "Index Matching Compurterized Tomography", AJP, Vol. 89, #2, Feb. 2021, p. 220.
  •  Colin Delaney, Juan Rodriguez, "A Simple Medical Physics Experiment Based on a Laser Pointer", AJP, Vol. 70, #10, Oct. 2002, p. 1068.
  • Kenneth M. Hanson, "Contributions to Computed Tomography", Physics Today, Vol. 75, #7, July 2022, p. 11.
  • Steven Greenberg, "Contributions to Computed Tomography", Physics Today, Vol. 75, #7, July 2022, p. 12.
  • John M. Boone, Cynthia H. McCollough, "Boone and McCollough Reply", Physics Today, Vol. 75, #7, July 2022, p. 12.
  • John Boone, Dynthia McCollough, "Computed Tomography Turns 50", Physics Today, Vol. 74, #9, Sept. 2021, p. 34.

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