Tomographic Analysis Of Structural Materials

H. Ellinger; I. L. Morgan; R. Klinksiek; F. Hopkins; J. Neils Thompson

doi:10.1117/12.957386

10 October 1979 Tomographic Analysis Of Structural Materials

H. Ellinger, I. L. Morgan, R. Klinksiek, F. Hopkins, J. Neils Thompson

Proceedings Volume 0182, Imaging Applications for Automated Industrial Inspection and Assembly; (1979) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957386
Event: Technical Symposium East, 1979, Washington, D.C., United States

Abstract

A computerized tomography system has been developed suitable for the examination of inanimate objects of widely varying composition and shape. Photons provided by x-ray tubes and isotopic sources have been utilized to scan various industrial objects. Transmitted x rays or 15-rays have been detected with plastic scintillators operated in the photon (pulse) counting mode. Tomograms (cross-sectional density maps) have been reconstructed for a number of objects, including polypropylene cartridge filters, concrete piers, electric power poles, steel I-beams, and electronic components. The results indicate that the technique will find extensive application in quality control, in manufacturing processes, periodic inspection of structural elements subjected to deteriorating forces such as stress or environment, and non-destructive testing in general.

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H. Ellinger, I. L. Morgan, R. Klinksiek, F. Hopkins, and J. Neils Thompson "Tomographic Analysis Of Structural Materials", Proc. SPIE 0182, Imaging Applications for Automated Industrial Inspection and Assembly, (10 October 1979); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957386

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