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April 27, 1998

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The Mathematics of CAT Scans

Applied Mathematics Program, Angel Pineda

Contents

History of the CAT Scan

Useful Shadows

Back Projection

Mathematical Magic

Animation

In conjunction with the Biology Project's Medical Imaging Tutorial, this unit on Computer Aided Tomography is designed as an introduction to the mathematical world that underscores so much of modern medicine.

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