This course will be delivered face-to-face at the University of Warwick in our imaging suite.

Over the two days there will be a mixture of lectures and practical exercises. This includes tours of the equipment (five CT scanners) exploiting the opportunity to implement newly gained knowledge. There is a strong focus on image acquisition where participants will be optimally setting up X-ray CT scans according to a standardised protocol.

The teaching methodology ensures the skills are transferable between CT system manufacturers.

Course knowledge outcomes:

- Identify safety features of the X-ray CT system

- Describe features of individual components of an X-ray CT system

- Define a "good" image and discuss the impact of different acquisition parameters on scan quality

- Calculate basic image quality metrics and interpret image histograms

- Explain the image reconstruction process
 

Course skills outcomes:

- Appraise the suitability of individual objects for XCT scanning

- Apply and optimise the XCT acquisition protocol for a range of objects

- Recognise and diagnose imaging issues to improve subsequent acquisitions

- Design an imaging workflow for an object depends on a task

This course is suited for:

• CT System Operators new to data acquisiton or want to improve their skills
• CT System Owners who want to understand the operation better
• CT Data Users who want greater detail on how it was obtained (and how/if you can do better!)

We welcome a mix of both industrial and academic attendees.

Dr Warnett is an Associate Professor in X-ray Imaging at WMG, University of Warwick, with over a decade of experience in exploiting the technique to solve industrial problems from new product development to materials engineering. He has influenced policy in the area with co-authorship of the EPSRC Tomography Roadmap, leading to the recommendation for "higher speed/throughput" CT and a Strategic Equipment EPSRC grant.

Exploiting iterative reconstruction for higher throughput imaging has become a core focus of Dr Warnett's research, but in a repeatable way, evaluating measurement uncertainty and correlating dimensional accuracy with limited data. Jay is a Co-Investigator for the National Research Facility for X-ray Computed Tomography, of which Warwick is the Metrology spoke.

Dr Warnett is an integral part of the imaging community as Secretary to the international conference ToScA and part of the committee for the dimensional XCT conference. He is a part of national and international working groups for developing the new ISO 10360 standard for X-ray Computed Tomography to standardise processes and results. Alongside, Dr Warnett has helped demonstrate the technique to non-engineering groups that have enhanced their applications, such as West Midlands Police and Oxford Natural History Museum.