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CT scanner

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noun

  1. Former name: CAT scanner. computerized tomography scanner: an X-ray machine that can produce stereographic images

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Measuring those features requires instruments capable of revealing what lies beneath the rubble, similar to how a CT scanner can reveal bones and tissues inside the human body.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

The day of the appointment, the medical staff injected a radioactive tracer into Gluck’s bloodstream, then instructed him to lie down on a machine similar to a CT scanner.

From Slate ● May 2, 2025

Within two years of Americore acquiring the facility, the company capped paychecks at $500 and the emergency room’s CT scanner broke.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

But by varying the energy of X-rays emitted by a CT scanner, it might be possible to better detect black inks in future studies, Dr. Ensley and his collaborators hypothesize.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2023

The ECT has made other improvements that have helped to speed up waiting times, including a new CT scanner.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023

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