PSG-1. An new way to see one

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rhouston8

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Here's a CAT scan of a HK PSG-1. I've collected guns for some time and work in medical imaging. I just recently figured out how to mix the two. This was not done at a hospital and yes, I'm an owner of the equipment.

I intend to create a definitive online gallery of similar images of various weapons. I'll be actively adding to the collection over time. For now, it's fairly crude though.

-Houston
 

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I hate to bust everyone's bubble. That is not a CT scan image.

Also, the OP must be rich. CT scan machines cost several MILLION dollars.
 
Although an CT machine is an X-ray, the type of images it produces are not like the ones the OP posted. Imagines tend to be slices of whatever is being scanned. What the OP linked to is standard X-Ray images. Examining the picture of the MM23E it is apparent that that gun was laid on its side, and not "CT'd" like the picture implies. The flat lay of the ammunition belt is the give-away.

Also, considering the clarity of the image through the metal, I suspect the output of the xray machine that produced those images is far outside that of most medical X-ray equipment, other than perhaps an radiation-oncology linear accelerator, again $2.5 million price range for one.

The factors raising doubt of these images being made by a medical x-ray machine is that the good penetration by x-ray of the metal parts causing them to be pictured as light hues of grey. From looking at most any medical X-ray, any metal implants are almost always stark white because they block nearly 100% of the xray radiation. To get penetrating x-rays of thick steel components, like gun barrels and bolts, would seem to take much more energy that a standard x-ray machine could deliver.

Considering the website that hosts these images screams "BUY OUR T-SHIRTS!!" everywhere, I suspect an ulterior motive at work here, but perhaps I just need to readjust my tin-foil hat.
 
some folks crack me up.
it's a Philips 16 scanner. $700k list price a few yrs ago. Yep, a real scanner.
Scanners take both scout and axial slices as well as doing other 2D and 3D images.
It took a while to tweak the parameters to produce the image...and even then a graphic artist did have to touch it up, no doubt. Axial images have produced too much metallic artifact. I'm working on that technique now but I'm doubtful I'll be able to generate satisfactory images in the end. We'll see. Exact parameters? Would have to look. I have a CT technologist helping me scan them in a non-hospital setting afterhrs. She's the driver of the machine.

other motive? I'm a radiologist and not trying to push T shirts on someone to earn enough money to take a date out or whatever. Like most folks here I'd imagine, I have a regular job. I'm not a T shirt maker, graphics design dude, scammer, russian tricked out programmer, or what not. Just a gun loving dude who finally realized that "hey, I might be able to scan my guns". that's all. not some sexy take over the world plot or whatever.

-houston
 
Maybe folks are confusing a CAT with an MRI scanner (the latter in the millions, the former in the hundreds of thousands. A used Toshiba CAT scanner could be had for under $200k - a used Philips Mx8000 IDT 16 can be under $125k). Still that's a lot of change, and where does one keep it?? (if not in the office, one hell of a conversation piece in the basement... :what: ).

Also, maybe T-shirts might not be a bad idea, to help defray the costs of that Philips 16. :D

Higher res images for a desktop background would be very cool.
 
Take for what it's worth

C'mon guys, next thing we'll hear is that it was done @ 0300,
on a week-end, when no-one else was on duty to snoop!
("Wanna see my GF's pics??") (LOL) Say, rhouston8, do
you do scans on a commission basis?
 
heck, i bought 8 of oleg's t-shirts. i'd love to have some of houston's images, but i was actually wanting a lithographic print of my m60 to hang on the wall, rather than t-shirts.

the cost of scanners, while interesting, is not really on topic for rifle country.

i'm trying to imagine what sort of ulterior motive there could be in using a higher-powered x-ray machine and claiming it was a medical machine.:rolleyes::scrutiny::confused:
clearly, i need to adjust my tinfoil

one of my former clients years ago manufactured x-ray machines and sold them to fabricators to measure precise thickness of their parts. kinda interesting. never thought about running a gun through that system.
 
That's tremendously cool. Any way to get higher-res images?

He would either have to supply DICOM files or convert them at the CT workstation from DICOM to whatever lossless GFX file it supports. There are some free DICOM viewers available for download: Osirix for MAC and K-PACS for PC.

rhouston maybe we can trade: if you give Justin the DICOM file of the rifle, I'll give you DICOMs for my Vektor CP1 and Crisbow Crossbow ;)
 
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