Pulsed hard x-ray source for nondestructive testing and medical imaging

Craig Nelson Boyer; Glenn E. Holland; John F. Seely

doi:10.1117/12.279390

1 November 1997 Pulsed hard x-ray source for nondestructive testing and medical imaging

Craig Nelson Boyer, Glenn E. Holland, John F. Seely

Proceedings Volume 3154, Coherent Electron-Beam X-Ray Sources: Techniques and Applications; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279390
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The ability to nondestructively image living organisms, examine biological materials, and inspect packages without the necessity of removing the contents are applications well suited to x-ray radiography. We have developed a portable flash x-ray source having adjustable peak x-ray photon energy, which delivers a 34 milliroentgen x-ray dose at 30 cm in a 60-ns full-width at half-maximum pulse using less than 5 joules of stored energy. This technology has generated considerable interest in the biomedical imaging community and promises to replace older x-ray system that were not readily portable.

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Craig Nelson Boyer, Glenn E. Holland, and John F. Seely "Pulsed hard x-ray source for nondestructive testing and medical imaging", Proc. SPIE 3154, Coherent Electron-Beam X-Ray Sources: Techniques and Applications, (1 November 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279390

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