Like all interesting characters, the 300-year old virgin being prepped for a CT scan at Sick Kids harbours secrets. Lisa Ellis (left, AGO conservator) and Nancy Padfield (Lead Technologist in CT scans at Sick Kids) line up the statue in the CT machine. ( Richard Lautens )“You weren’t allowed to add things to sculptures because it would mean it was an inferior product. ( Richard Lautens )The CT scanner is shaped like a giant doughnut — round, with a large hole in the middle. The AGO got lucky — there were no medical emergencies requiring a CT scan while the virgin was being scanned.

Source: thestar December 23, 2018 05:01 UTC