X-ray imaging: Status and trends

Conference · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6084752

Ryon, R W; Martz, H E; Hernandez, J M; Haskins, J J; Day, R A; Brase, J M; Cross, B; Wherry, D

There is a veritable renaissance occurring in x-ray imaging. X-ray imaging by radiography has been a highly developed technology in medicine and industry for many years. However, high resolution imaging has not generally been practical because sources have been relatively dim and diffuse, optical elements have been nonexistent for most applications, and detectors have been slow and of low resolution. Materials analysis needs have therefore gone unmet. Rapid progress is now taking place because we are able to exploit developments in microelectronics and related material fabrication techniques, and because of the availability of intense x-ray sources. This report describes the methods and uses of x-ray imaging along with a discussion of technology advances in these areas.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Kevex, Inc., Foster City, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6084752
• Report Number(s): UCRL-96517; CONF-8708150-1; ON: DE88000756; TRN: 87-036932
• Resource Relation: Conference: 36. annual Denver X-ray conference, Denver, CO, USA, 3 Aug 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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