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X-ray computed tomography (CT) provides quantitative, readily interpretable data and enables the inspection of structures that are not amenable to any other nondestructive evaluation technique. As a result, CT has become well established as an inspection, evaluation, and analysis tool in industry. Many of the applications have been in the aerospace industry, where the high cost and performance requirements of components justifies the cost of CT inspection, but use in other industries is growing as equipment becomes increasingly available.
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Copley, D.C., Eberhard, J.W. & Mohr, G.A. Computed tomography part I: Introduction and industrial applications. JOM 46, 14–26 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03222531
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