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This is a fly-through of an X-ray CT scan of a digital camera. This shows the incredible detail that can be seen in modern microfocus CT scans. The 3D model was generated from 3000 separate X-ray images taken during a single 360 degree rotation. The scan took 50 minutes to acquire the images and 15 to build the volume.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• X-ray
• tomography
• CT
• digital
• camera
• fly-through
• fly-thru
• electronics
• gadget

[coondogtheman1234]

Very cool. Can you please do more videos like this.? do one of an apple iPod.

[vacray20041]

This is done using a microfocus x-ray source with a cone beam & flat panel CCD array.  Image data is sent to a computer where specialized software performs 3D reconstruction. A series of reconstructions can be viewed in any sequence desired so that one can "fly through" an object. This is called micro CT. Because of the microscopic focal spot in the x-ray source, the system is able to image very tiny objects that are sometimes several hundred times smaller than those seen in this sequence.

[dahrats]

I heard it'd done by genetically engineering pixies with xray vision who then translate it in mspaint. The reason it takes so long is because the xtekteam obviously haven't worked out how to whip them fast enough. Prehaps you could replace the whips with electric shocks, say 225kV?

[ighaig]

Cool, how on earth do they do this ????