{"id":373939,"date":"2026-10-16T16:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373939"},"modified":"2026-10-16T16:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:50:13","slug":"ct-scanners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ct-scanners\/","title":{"rendered":"CT Scanners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Technology Development Board has signed an agreement with Panacea Medical Technologies to develop and commercialise an indigenous 32-slice CT scanner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About CT Scanners<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373947\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-373947\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Echelon-Health.jpg?resize=300%2C215&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CT Scanners\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Echelon-Health.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Echelon-Health.jpg?resize=1024%2C734&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Echelon-Health.jpg?resize=768%2C551&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Echelon-Health.jpg?w=1216&amp;ssl=1 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Echelon Health<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A<strong> Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner<\/strong>\u00a0uses <strong>X-rays and computer processing<\/strong> to produce detailed<strong> cross-sectional images of internal body structures.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Working Mechanism<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The scanner <strong>takes X-ray pictures from multiple angles<\/strong> as it rotates around the patient.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Different body tissues absorb X-rays at different rates<\/strong>, helping distinguish bones, soft tissues and air.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>computer processes the collected data<\/strong> to create cross-sectional images and <strong>three-dimensional views of internal structures.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Doctors may use contrast material to make specific tissues, organs or blood vessels easier to see.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Disease Diagnosis:<\/strong> CT scans help <strong>identify tumours, lung diseases, strokes and other internal disorders.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Emergency Care:<\/strong> They help detect <strong>internal bleeding, fractures and organ damage.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safety Concerns:<\/strong> CT scans involve <strong>exposure to ionising radiation,<\/strong> while contrast materials <strong>may cause side effects<\/strong> in some patients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\">About Indigenous 32-Slice CT Scanner<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>32-slice CT scanner<\/strong> is a type of CT scanner <strong>designed to capture 32 image slices in a single rotation, enabling detailed imaging of internal body structures.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> The project aims to <strong>strengthen India&#8217;s domestic manufacturing capabilities in advanced medical devices and reduce dependence on imported technologies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Technology Development Board has signed an agreement with Panacea Medical Technologies to develop and commercialise an indigenous 32-slice CT scanner. About CT Scanners A Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner\u00a0uses X-rays and computer processing to produce detailed cross-sectional images of internal body structures. Working Mechanism The scanner takes X-ray pictures from multiple angles as it&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ct-scanners\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CT Scanners<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-373939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373939\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}