{"id":1991,"date":"2017-11-10T14:46:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T12:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/ctscanner\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2025-02-21T17:47:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T15:47:43","slug":"step-by-step-microct-scan-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/ctscanner\/step-by-step-microct-scan-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Step by step microCT scan process"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are some photos of a typical scan process, in photo steps:<\/p>\n

Step 1: Load the sample in some low density mounting material – the sample is a concrete of undisclosed origin, and the project will not be discussed here
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Step 2: load the sample into a rod or cylinder
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Step 3: open the machine door
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Step 4: load the mounted sample into the rotation stage of the machine
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Step 5: Put in appropriate beam filter (that means a metal plate)
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Step 6: Set up appropriate scan parameters (which might need some optimization per application)
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Step 7: Start scanning
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The next steps after scanning will be the focus of another day’s demo:<\/p>\n

Step 8: Reconstruct the data<\/p>\n

Step 9: Analyze the data – we use Volume Graphics<\/p>\n

Step 10: Save the images, reports, raw data and copy to disk (we dont keep data here)<\/p>\n

There is also a video on youtube: https:\/\/youtu.be\/Yqui4OPVZu0
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Here are some photos of a typical scan process, in photo steps: Step 1: Load the sample in some low density mounting material – the sample is a concrete of undisclosed origin, and the project will not be discussed here \\ Step 2: load the sample into a rod or cylinder Step 3: open the … <\/p>\n

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