Characterization of X-Ray Generator Beam Profiles

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1090220· OSTI ID:1090220

Mitchell, Dean J. ^[1]; Harding, Lee T. ^[1]; Thoreson, Gregory G. ^[1]; Theisen, Lisa Anne ^[1]; Parmeter, John Ethan ^[1]; Thompson, Kyle Richard ^[1]

---

1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

T to compute the radiography properties of various materials, the flux profiles of X-ray sources must be characterized. This report describes the characterization of X-ray beam profiles from a Kimtron industrial 450 kVp radiography system with a Comet MXC-45 HP/11 bipolar oil-cooled X-ray tube. The empirical method described here uses a detector response function to derive photon flux profiles based on data collected with a small cadmium telluride detector. The flux profiles are then reduced to a simple parametric form that enables computation of beam profiles for arbitrary accelerator energies.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1090220
• Report Number(s): SAND--2013-5247; 460307
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English