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CT scanner
noun
: a large device consisting of integrated X-ray and computing equipment that produces CT scans and is used chiefly in medical diagnosis
called also CAT scanner
Examples of CT scanner in a Sentence
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Staff members who operated a mobile CT scanner used to visit once a week, according to Schmidt.
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Tim Evans, NPR, 4 Sep. 2024
On a recent day, Shim offered Steffen and other state officials a tour of the hospital, showing them the cramped emergency department and the ancient CT scanner, and noting the lack of MRI machines.
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Washington Post, 24 May 2021
Mackie currently has two startups: Asto CT, a Middleton company that makes a standup CT scanner for horses; and Leo Cancer Care, which is co-headquartered in Middleton and the United Kingdom and leading advancements in upright positioning and proton radiation therapy.
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Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2022
In the lab, the researchers imaged the braincase—still embedded in rock—with a micro-CT scanner, which beamed x-rays at the fossil in thin slices.
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Bytess Joosse, science.org, 27 Sep. 2022
To investigate without hacking away at the irreplaceable artifact, researchers put the head in a micro-CT scanner.
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Luke Taylor, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022
That’s the basic idea behind Cambridge, Mass.-based Lumafield, which designed a new type of CT scanner that gives engineers the ability to peer inside their products to identify leaky seals or create longer-lasting designs.
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Katie Jennings, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
In order to better understand the hearing and equilibirum of this ironclad dinosaur, researchers analyzed the small 1.9-inch (50-millimeter) braincase, using a micro-CT scanner to create a digital 3D cast.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1975, in the meaning defined above
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“CT scanner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CT%20scanner. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
CT scanner
noun
: a medical instrument consisting of integrated X-ray and computing equipment and used for computed tomography
called also CAT scanner
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