To obtain comprehensive data, your part is rotated through a constant x-ray beam creating a shadow image on the detector. Since x-rays are not affected by lenses, geometric magnification is used to magnify the objects' features by moving the part closer to the x-ray source. Multiple still images are captured at each incremental degree of rotation and the measured flux is averaged. These images show the intensity of x-rays attenuated by the part. Denser/thicker areas appear darker whereas less dense/thinner areas appear lighter. The resulting images are stitched together creating a digital 3D volume. Which can then be viewed for visual inspection or processed further for different analysis, including for dimensional attributes or porosity for examples.