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What is the main function of a CT scanner during the data acquisition process?
What is the main function of a CT scanner during the data acquisition process?
Which historical development in CT technology occurred in 2005?
Which historical development in CT technology occurred in 2005?
What is a major disadvantage associated with CT scans?
What is a major disadvantage associated with CT scans?
Which term refers to the process of using the collected information to prepare it for display in CT imaging?
Which term refers to the process of using the collected information to prepare it for display in CT imaging?
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What is a potential drawback of CT scans related to patient experience?
What is a potential drawback of CT scans related to patient experience?
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Which feature was specific to the Toshiba 640-slice CT scanner?
Which feature was specific to the Toshiba 640-slice CT scanner?
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What type of imaging technique uses a rotating fan beam and detector array to create cross-sectional tomographic sections of the body?
What type of imaging technique uses a rotating fan beam and detector array to create cross-sectional tomographic sections of the body?
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What is the main advantage of computed tomography (CT) related to image quality?
What is the main advantage of computed tomography (CT) related to image quality?
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Which term is NOT used as an alternative name for Computed Tomography?
Which term is NOT used as an alternative name for Computed Tomography?
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What is the advantage of CT in imaging large vessels compared to other techniques?
What is the advantage of CT in imaging large vessels compared to other techniques?
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What is a common disadvantage associated with CT scans related to patient experience?
What is a common disadvantage associated with CT scans related to patient experience?
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During which process does CT convert the process data into shades of gray for viewing?
During which process does CT convert the process data into shades of gray for viewing?
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What was the significant advancement in CT technology that occurred around 2012?
What was the significant advancement in CT technology that occurred around 2012?
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Who is credited with demonstrating the CT technique first?
Who is credited with demonstrating the CT technique first?
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Which inventor is known as the Father of body section imaging?
Which inventor is known as the Father of body section imaging?
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Who proposed a method to represent a single slice of the body on radiographic film?
Who proposed a method to represent a single slice of the body on radiographic film?
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In which year did William David Coolidge invent the hot cathode x-ray tube?
In which year did William David Coolidge invent the hot cathode x-ray tube?
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Which scientist demonstrated mathematically the basis for CT image construction?
Which scientist demonstrated mathematically the basis for CT image construction?
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Who published a theoretical analysis and experimental scanner results using a computer for image reconstruction?
Who published a theoretical analysis and experimental scanner results using a computer for image reconstruction?
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Who were the two individuals who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 for their work on the CT technique?
Who were the two individuals who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 for their work on the CT technique?
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What major development occurred in CT scanners in 1980?
What major development occurred in CT scanners in 1980?
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Which company manufactured the first spiral (helical) CT scanner that entered the market in 1989?
Which company manufactured the first spiral (helical) CT scanner that entered the market in 1989?
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When was the prototype of the EMI CT1010 body scanner installed at Atkinson Morley's Hospital?
When was the prototype of the EMI CT1010 body scanner installed at Atkinson Morley's Hospital?
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How many companies offered 3rd generation CT scanners in 1976?
How many companies offered 3rd generation CT scanners in 1976?
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Who designed ACTA, a whole-body CT scanner later marketed by Pfizer?
Who designed ACTA, a whole-body CT scanner later marketed by Pfizer?
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