Title: X-ray computed micro-tomography
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - X-ray computed micro-tomography
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08770
Status: current

Definition
Measurement method based on the transmission of X-rays to obtain three-dimensional images of a sample.

Note
Spatial resolution is in the range \(\pu{100 nm}\) to \(\pu{10 \upmu m}\).

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 69. 'Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 106 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0302)

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Citation: Citation: 'X-ray computed micro-tomography' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08770
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