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> This type of thing already exists but I’d rather have an open source one Is it possible to make an open-source X-ray machine to do this kind of CT scan? It
by bsder 3y ago
> This type of thing already exists but I’d rather have an open source one
Is it possible to make an open-source X-ray machine to do this kind of CT scan?
It really seems like it ought to be, but I don't know enough about the source and the CCD detectors to think about how to assemble it.
- ooterness 3y agoWell, step one would be to reverse-engineer an existing CT scanner. But to do that, you'd need a CT scan of the boards in the CT scanner...
- bsder 3y agoNot really. The big question is how to get an X-ray source with enough energy to penetrate metals and a detector with enough resolution. Everything else can be cheap.
- CamperBob2 3y agoCan't find it at the moment, but someone did in fact create a passable homebrew CT scanner based on a small Faxitron medical-specimen X-ray machine of the sort that can be commonly found on eBay. Edit: found it ( http://www.rtftechnologies.org/physics/faxitron-DX50-CT-scan.html http://www.rtftechnologies.org/physics/faxitron-DX50-CT-scan... ) These machines are good for up to 8-10 layers of 1-oz copper.
- analognoise 3y agoI mean, we buy them and start learning? Famous last words: how hard could it be?
- bsder 3y agoThe Programmers’ Credo: we do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they were going to be easy. :)