scanography

noun

1. The production of radiographs by scanning with X-rays through a moving, thin slit.

   uncountable

   In some modern panoramic units, programs for scanography are available. A scanogram is an image of a restricted area obtained using a narrow collimated radiation beam and a moving image receptor, much the same as applied for the panoramic technique.

2. The process of capturing digitized images of objects using a flatbed scanner for the purpose of creating photographic prints.

   uncountable

   In 2009, she had her first exhibition at Tashkeel in Dubai where she debuted work using scanography, a process of creating photographic prints from layered images captured with a flatbed scanner.

Where it comes from

Blend of scan + radiography or scanner + photography.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry scanography (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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