CT , or cipher imaging , scans are to hug drug - ray what 3D movie are to classic 2D flicks . But alternatively of being just some catch to entice frequenter into a theater , CT scans ensue in 3D fashion model that let doctor study internal medical conditions in amazing point . But why discontinue there?Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institutehave now built a monstrous CT scanner that can glance over intact cars and even shipping containers .
The obvious use for such a political machine is to make it nearly impossible for anyone to smuggle anything across a border crossing . The internals of a fomite or a transportation container , include every last hiding dapple , would be totally exposed and lay marginal to investigators . But while many delimitation crossway now have permanent ride - through x - ray machine , current CT scan technology requires the use of a giant lazy Susan to spin a vehicle , making them a small airy as permanent border installations right now .
Where the elephantine scanner is proving useful is with clash trial vehicle . Footage of the existent hit can give research worker plenty of data about how a vehicle performs , but the inside of a mangle wreck reveals even more detail — they’re just hard to get to . So a CT scan of a post - crash vehicle would give researchers an unprecedented look at the internal scathe , without having to rip it aside and compromise the data . Now if they only made them small enough to scan cereal boxes at the grocery store stock for the best prize . [ Fraunhofer Institute ]
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