##  [X-Ray Computed Tomography](/x-ray-computed-tomography) 

  ##  [X-Ray Computed Tomography](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/x-ray-computed-tomography-0) 

  

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Definition

Tomographic imaging method that reconstructs a three‑dimensional volumetric map of X‑ray attenuation (or linear attenuation coefficients) from multiple two‑dimensional projections acquired at different angles; applied non‑destructively to reveal internal geometry, porosity, cracks and inclusions, with spatial resolution and contrast determined by source energy, detector characteristics, geometry a