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Portable imaging system method and apparatus
Abstract
An operator shielded X-ray imaging system has sufficiently low mass (less than 300 kg) and is compact enough to enable portability by reducing operator shielding requirements to a minimum shielded volume. The resultant shielded volume may require a relatively small mass of shielding in addition to the already integrally shielded X-ray source, intensifier, and detector. The system is suitable for portable imaging of well cores at remotely located well drilling sites. The system accommodates either small samples, or small cross-sectioned objects of unlimited length. By rotating samples relative to the imaging device, the information required for computer aided tomographic reconstruction may be obtained. By further translating the samples relative to the imaging system, fully three dimensional (3D) tomographic reconstructions may be obtained of samples having arbitrary length.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1175849
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,082,185
- Application Number:
- 10/777,947
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2004 Feb 11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Freifeld, Barry M., Kneafsley, Timothy J., Pruess, Jacob, Tomutsa, Liviu, Reiter, Paul A., and deCastro, Ted M. Portable imaging system method and apparatus. United States: N. p., 2006.
Web.
Freifeld, Barry M., Kneafsley, Timothy J., Pruess, Jacob, Tomutsa, Liviu, Reiter, Paul A., & deCastro, Ted M. Portable imaging system method and apparatus. United States.
Freifeld, Barry M., Kneafsley, Timothy J., Pruess, Jacob, Tomutsa, Liviu, Reiter, Paul A., and deCastro, Ted M. 2006.
"Portable imaging system method and apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175849.
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abstractNote = {An operator shielded X-ray imaging system has sufficiently low mass (less than 300 kg) and is compact enough to enable portability by reducing operator shielding requirements to a minimum shielded volume. The resultant shielded volume may require a relatively small mass of shielding in addition to the already integrally shielded X-ray source, intensifier, and detector. The system is suitable for portable imaging of well cores at remotely located well drilling sites. The system accommodates either small samples, or small cross-sectioned objects of unlimited length. By rotating samples relative to the imaging device, the information required for computer aided tomographic reconstruction may be obtained. By further translating the samples relative to the imaging system, fully three dimensional (3D) tomographic reconstructions may be obtained of samples having arbitrary length.},
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