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I'm worried about having a ct scan. what does it actually do and what is the process?
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Medical Imaging: A ct scanner uses x-rays to create accurate images of the body. The patient lies on the ct table and it slowly slides in and out of the doughnut shaped ct scanner. The xray tube is inside of the ct scanner and rotates around the patient.
Answered 1/5/2019
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