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nounX-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurementstype of:
Definition that contains tomograph
- computerized axial tomography scanner a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes
- pet scanner a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body
- positron emission tomography scanner a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body
- cat scanner a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes