Medical imaging - Lesson 5

OUTCOME

By the end of the lesson you will be able to explain the process of creating a CAT scan image and recognise the benefits and hazards of this type of imaging

CAT scans are a form of x-ray that combine hundreds of images to produce a high resolution that can give great detail and explore soft tissue as well as bone

LEARNING TASKS

Explore

Describe how taking hundreds of images can be compiled to create an image?

If CAT scans are so much clearer than conventional x-rays, why don't we use them all the time?

Explain and Elaborate

Check out the Physics 2000 website on

CAT scans

Use the applet and follow through the tasks

Evaluate

Try these text book questions

Qs 18-19