PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Lee W. Goldman TI - Principles of CT and CT Technology AID - 10.2967/jnmt.107.042978 DP - 2007 Sep 01 TA - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology PG - 115--128 VI - 35 IP - 3 4099 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/35/3/115.short 4100 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/35/3/115.full SO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.2007 Sep 01; 35 AB - This article provides a review of the basic principles of CT within the context of the evolution of CT. Modern CT technology can be understood as a natural progression of improvements and innovations in response to both engineering problems and clinical requirements. Detailed discussions of multislice CT, CT image quality evaluation, and radiation doses in CT will be presented in upcoming articles in this series.