scanning technology
collocation in Englishmeaningsofscanandtechnology
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scan
noun
uk/skæn/us/skæn/
a careful or quick look ...
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technology
noun[C or U]
uk/tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/us/tekˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/
(the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of ...
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(Definition ofscanandtechnologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The newestscanningtechnologyhas a resolution of up to 4 micrometers\\pixel.
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Work is currently in hand to introduce new copying techniques usingscanningtechnologywhich are expected to reduce costs and to improve access further.
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The charity provides diagnosis and advanced medicalscanningtechnologyfor diagnosis and treatment planning.
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The newer proton therapy machines use a pencil beamscanningtechnology.
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Scientists are increasingly utilizing computerized tomographyscanningtechnologyto create digital endocasts without damaging valuable specimens.
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One technique involves the use of postmortem brains and brainscanningtechnologyto discover where in the brain genes are turned on and off.
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Migrants are scanned using retinascanningtechnology.
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Taylor has been developing a cloud mapping process using optical parallaxscanningtechnologywhereby thousands of measurements are made around the trunk of a tree.
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The explosion of new information has been facilitated by sophisticated brainscanningtechnology, to determine in real time how the brain is processing and responding to interventions.
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First, it is only one of many alternative scanning technologies.
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