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CT has been widely used for non-medical purposes, for which, as in medicine, it has the advantage of being non-destructive and having a high spatial and density resolution. CT may help to generate 3-D views which could otherwise be obtained only by dissecting the object. There is almost no limitation with regard to X-ray exposure and scanning time. Dedicated techniques, e. g., rotating the specimen between stationary tube and detector, have been developed. Micro-CT may provide a spatial resolution up to 1 µm. Fields where CT has been successfully applied are archaeology, soil science, the timber industry, biology, industrial X-ray inspection and aviation security.
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van Kaick, G., Delorme, S. Computed tomography in various fields outside medicine. Eur Radiol Suppl 15 (Suppl 4), d74–d81 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10406-005-0138-1
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