instrument for viewing section of an object using X-rays
A special type of X-ray apparatus that demonstrates an organ or tissue at a particular depth.
<equipment> The radiographic equipment used in tomography. ... Origin: G. Tomos, a cutting (section), + grapho, to write ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(to´mo-graf) an apparatus in which the x-ray tube and film are moved in opposite directions during an exposure so that only a single plane of tissue remains in focus during the exposure. Other planes above and below are blurred by the motion.
Type: Term Pronunciation: tō′mō-graf Definitions: 1. The radiographic equipment used in tomography.
Tomograph: The apparatus for generating a tomogram, a two-dimensional image of a slice or section through a three-dimensional object. The tomograph achieves this remarkable feat by simply moving an x-ray source in one direction as the x-ray film is moved in the opposite direction during the exposure to sharpen structures in the focal plane, while s...
[n] - X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements
noun X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements