Computed tomography with or without radiation

Machine hours of CT systems are limited. They are even shortened by setup and configuration efforts, training of unexperienced staff or maintenance of high performance components. The parameter choice for high quality scans, on the other hand, requires practical experience. It was shown that X-ray simulation is suitable for the optimization of trajectories and for the determination of the expected measurement uncertainty. Our objective is hence to maximize the available machine hours by creating a digital twin of the CT system. For that purpose, we designed a smart architectonical concept for the control of both, the real CT system and the digital twin. The approach is designed to simplify and accelerate the workflow during CT application.