# Hi, I'm a first-time slicer weapon. Why can't I load a CBCT?

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-im-a-first-time-slicer-weapon-why-cant-i-load-a-cbct/11086
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 12, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-im-a-first-time-slicer-weapon-why-cant-i-load-a-cbct/11086 "2020-04-12T02:29:35Z")
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### Author: ![enzo\_catapano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/enzo_catapano/32/6539_2.png) [@enzo\_catapano](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/enzo_catapano)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-im-a-first-time-slicer-weapon-why-cant-i-load-a-cbct/11086/1 "2020-04-12T02:29:35Z")

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Operating system: Windows  
Slicer version:$.10.2  
Expected behavior:  
Actual behavior:

Hi, I’m a first-time slicer weapon.  
Why can’t I load a CBCT?

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### Author: ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-im-a-first-time-slicer-weapon-why-cant-i-load-a-cbct/11086/2 "2020-04-12T02:37:41Z")

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> [@enzo\_catapano](#):
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> Why can’t I load a CBCT?

CBCT scanners very often export invalid DICOM images. Most likely this causes problems for you, too.

The [DICOM FAQ](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/FAQ/DICOM#When_I_click_on_.22Load_selection_to_slicer.22_I_get_an_error_message_.22Could_not_load_..._as_a_scalar_volume.22) should help. Let us know if you managed to solve the issue.