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Neutron Radiography and Computed Tomography of Biological Systems at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's High Flux Isotope Reactor
Published on: May 7, 2021
An ancient Roman bowl embedded in a soil sample: surface shaded three dimensional display using data from a
M De Maeseneer1, N Buls, N Cleeren
1Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA, mdemaes2@wfubmc.edu
Abstract:
We present an unusual application of multidetector CT and shaded surface rendering in the investigation of a soil sample, containing an ancient Roman bronze bowl. The CT findings were of fundamental importance in helping the archaeologists study the bronze bowl from the soil sample.

