CAT scans

Question 1

computerised axial tomography (CAT)

Answer 1

process using multiple X-rays scans to produce images of slices through the body in one plane to produce a 3d image

Question 2

production of a CAT scan

Answer 2

• A thin fan shaped X-ray is produced which is very thin in height
• it rotates around the patient and in 1 revolution it has gained 1 cm in height and then that is 1 slice
• then computer compresses it all down

Question 3

advantages of CAT scans

Answer 3

provide doctors with very accurate picture of the position of the internal organs without being obscured by other structures in the body