1. A method for generating an x-ray CT reconstruction with an imaging system comprising an x-ray source and a detector mounted to a rotatable rotor, the method comprising: generating an electronic representation of image data received at a plurality of detector elements of the detector while the rotor rotates; sending the electronic representation of the image data to a processor located on the rotor while the rotor is rotating; performing tomographic reconstruction of the image data using the processor located on the rotor; and transmitting the reconstruction from the rotor to an entity off the rotor.