This document summarizes the history and technology of multi-slice CT scanning. It describes the evolution from 4-slice to 16-slice machines beginning in 1999. The main components of CT scanners are identified as the generator, X-ray tube, and solid state detector. Multi-slice CT provides advantages over single-slice machines such as improved spatial resolution, reduced motion artifacts, and the ability to image larger volumes more quickly using less contrast medium and radiation dose. New detector technologies like the stellar detector provide ultra-thin slices with high resolution at low radiation doses.