Published December 15, 1988 | Version v1
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Digital X-ray microscopy with a microfocal X-ray generator and an MWPC area detector

Creators

  • 1. Rutherford Appleton Lab., Chilton (UK). Instrumentation Div.
  • 2. University of Wales Coll. of Medicine, Cardiff (UK). Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology
  • 3. Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton (UK). Dept. of Physics

Description

X-ray microscopy offers many potential applications in the life sciences and nondestructive testing for the study of small (micron-sized) structures. Digital capture of the X-ray images offers further possibilities for image processing and for tomography. We have combined a microfocal X-ray generator with a multistep avalanche/multiwire proportional counter to produce a digital X-ray microscope. Spatial resolution down to around 10 μm has been observed. The digital data sets obtained from the system have been used to develop and explore 3-D tomographic reconstruction techniques. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A
Journal Volume
273
Journal Issue
2/3
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A.
Journal Page Range
767-772
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAE

Conference

Title
London conference on position sensitive detectors.
Dates
7-11 Sep 1987.
Place
London (UK).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
20023572
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA PROCESSING; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROSCOPY; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBER; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PHOTON BEAMS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; X RADIATION; X-RAY DETECTION; X-RAY SOURCES
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEDICINE; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIATIONS; RESOLUTION; TESTING; TOMOGRAPHY