tomograph

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