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Computed Tomography: real life X-ray vision | Lab Tour


Highfield Campus



Building: 5 | µ-VIS X-Ray Imaging Centre

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Join our X-ray CT Mystery Tour!

Are you ready to become scientific sleuths and use the phenomenal power of your mind's eye to decode what's hiding in our "light box"? Or, if you're looking for a bigger challenge, take an unusual view of some very usual snacks, and see if you can guess
what tasty treats lurk within.

* Come and play with our light boxes - Can you guess the object from just one silhouette? Or do you need to spin to win?!

* Are you a snack specialist? Could you guess what these lavish
luxuries would look like from the inside out?


From planes to Pliosaurs, see how we use powerful X-rays and computer vision to reveal their internal 3D structures. CT opens up a world beyond what we can see from the outside!

Come and see two of the largest CT scanners in the UK!