How X-rays see through your skin - Ge Wang
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Originally discovered by accident, X-rays are now used about 100 million times a year in clinics around the world. How do these magic eyes work? Ge Wang details the history and mechanics of the X-ray machine and CT scanners.
What are some ways in which CT data can be collected faster so that moving structures such as a beating heart can be better imaged?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Ge Wang
- Director Aoife Doyle
- Producer Niamh Herrity
- Animator Niall Byrne
- Artist Emma Khublall
- Sound Designer Paul Lynch
- Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen
- Narrator Addison Anderson
