tomography
Sign in to save200px|thumb|Fig.1: Basic principle of tomography: superposition free tomographic cross sections S1 and S2 compared with the (not tomographic) projected image P thumbnail|Median plane sagittal tomography of the head by [[magnetic resonance imaging]] Tomography is imaging by sections or sectioning that uses any kind of penetrating wave. The method is used in radiology, archaeology, biology, atmospheric science, geophysics, oceanography, plasma physics, materials science, cosmochemistry, astrophysics, quantum information, and other areas of science.
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- Types of tomography
- Synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy
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- History
- See also
- References
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200px|thumb|Fig.1: Basic principle of tomography: superposition free tomographic cross sections S1 and S2 compared with the (not tomographic) projected image P thumbnail|Median plane sagittal tomography of the head by [[magnetic resonance imaging]] Tomography is imaging by sections or sectioning that uses any kind of penetrating wave. The method is used in radiology, archaeology, biology, atmospheric science, geophysics, oceanography, plasma physics, materials science, cosmochemistry, astrophysics, quantum information, and other areas of science.
The word tomography is derived from Ancient Greek , and , or, in this context as well, . A device used in tomography is called a tomograph, while the image produced is a tomogram.