TY - BOOK AU - Luca Saba TI - Computed Tomography: Special Applications SN - 9789533077239 PY - 2011/// CY - Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia PB - BoD – Books on Demand KW - Medical › Diagnostic Imaging › Radiography Medical / Diagnostic Imaging / Radiography Medical / General N2 - CT has evolved into an indispensable imaging method in clinical routine. The first generation of CT scanners developed in the 1970s and numerous innovations have improved the utility and application field of the CT, such as the introduction of helical systems that allowed the development of the "volumetric CT" concept. Recently interesting technical, anthropomorphic, forensic and archeological as well as paleontological applications of computed tomography have been developed. These applications further strengthen the method as a generic diagnostic tool for non destructive material testing and three dimensional visualization beyond its medical use ER -