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Computed tomography (CT) is a technique that uses computation to form an image of the inside of an object or person, by combining projections of that object or person. The word tomography is derived from the Greek word tomos, meaning slice. The basis for computed tomography was laid in 1917 by Johann Radon, an Austrian mathematician. Computed tomography has a broad range of applications, the best known being medical imaging (the CT scanner), where X-rays are used for making the projection images. The rst practical application of CT was, however, in astronomy, by Ronald Bracewell in 1956. He used CT to improve the resolution of radio-astronomical observations. The practical applications in this thesis are from ... toggle 4 keywords

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Author
Roelandts, Tom
Institution
University of Antwerp
Supervisors
Publication Year
2017
Upload Date
Oct. 3, 2017

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