an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal. 2. any fairly large contrivance or machine with a broad blade or scoop for taking up or removing loose matter: a steam shovel. 3. a shovelful.
Advanced Cone Beam CT Technology. CBCT scanners, on the other hand, are based on volumetric tomography, using a 2D extended digital array providing an area detector. This is combined with a 3D x-ray beam (Fig. 1b). The cone-beam technique involves a single 360Â° scan in which the x-ray source and a reciprocating area detector synchronously move around the patientâs head, which is stabilized with a head holder. At certain degree intervals, single projection images, known as âbasisâ images, are acquired.
Beam (structure) A beam is a structural element that is capable of withstanding load primarily by resisting against bending. The bending force induced into the material of the beam as a result of the external loads, own weight, span and external reactions to these loads is called a bending moment. Beams are characterized by their profile (shape of cross-section), their length, and their material.