What is Computer Axial Tomography (CT Scan)?
Computer-axial tomography is a diagnostic tool which uses x-rays to generate detailed images of “slices” of the body. In a CT scan, the patient lies still on a table while the x-ray source and sensors/detectors rotate around the patient, and the table moves horizontally. Thus, x-ray data is collected from multiple angles. Computers process the x-ray data in order to generate detailed, composite images of the relevant “slices” of the body. At Orange Coast, a TAMS 16 multi-slice spiral CT unit is used to produce high-quality images.
