X-ray machine

Other forms: X-ray machines

Definitions of X-ray machine

1. noun

   an apparatus that provides a source of X rays
   types:

   fluoroscope, roentgenoscope

   an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation

   tomograph

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

   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:

   apparatus, setup

   equipment designed to serve a specific function