• DocumentCode
    969492
  • Title

    Computed tomography for measuring annual rings of a live tree

  • Author

    Onoe, Morio ; Tsao, Jing Wen ; Yamada, Hiroaki ; Nakamura, Hiroshi ; Kogure, Jin ; Kawamura, Hiromi ; Yoshimatsu, Mitsuru

  • Author_Institution
    University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    71
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    7/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    907
  • Lastpage
    908
  • Abstract
    A portable X-ray computed-tomography (CT) scanner has been developed for the nondestructive measurement of cross sections of live trees, wooden utility poles, wooden building columns, wooden statues, etc., in the field environment. Temporal resolution of CT reconstruction is good enough for observing details of annual rings of trees. The scanner shah be useful in plant physiology, environment assessment, safety assurance of poles, archeology, and dendrochronology.
  • Keywords
    Buildings; Computed tomography; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Portable computers; Telephone poles; Testing; Wrapping; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1983.12691
  • Filename
    1456959