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... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling programs > substance abuse treatment > screening, assessment, and diagnosis > diagnosis > diagnostic techniques and procedures > diagnostic imaging > tomography
... > social science subjects > health and social care > global health > procedures and therapies > diagnostic imaging > tomography
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > radiology > radiography > X-ray radiography > tomography
... > other subjects > technology > medical technology > radiology > radiography > X-ray radiography > tomography
... > social science subjects > health and social care > medical science > medicine > radiology > radiography > X-ray radiography > tomography
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > medical science > medicine > radiology > radiography > X-ray radiography > tomography
... > other subjects > technology > radiation technology > radiology > radiography > X-ray radiography > tomography

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tomography  

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  • Three-dimensional imaging of the internal structure of a solid object by recording the differences in the passage of waves of energy impinging on those structures. Energy can be focused in a plane or along a section or on a deep internal structure. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; tomography]

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