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Radiography in Modern Industry - Kodak

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Figure 91: Schematic diagram of slit method for radiography of radioactive specimens.Neutron <strong>Radiography</strong>Neutron radiography is probably one of the most effective methods for radiography of radioactivespecimens. Its applications, however, are limited by the relative scarcity of suitable neutronsources and by the small cross-sectional areas of the available neutron beams. For a greatdiscussion of the techniques of neutron radiography, see "Neutron <strong>Radiography</strong>".Depth Localization Of DefectsTwo general methods are available for determ<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the location <strong>in</strong> depth of a flaw with<strong>in</strong> aspecimen--stereoradiography and the parallax method. The chief value of stereoradiography lies<strong>in</strong> giv<strong>in</strong>g a vivid three-dimensional view of the subject, although with the aid of auxiliaryprocedures it can be used for the actual measurement of depth. The more convenient scheme fordepth measurement is the parallax method <strong>in</strong> which from two exposures made with differentpositions of the x-ray tube, the depth of a flaw is computed from the shift of the shadow of theflaw. Although stereoradiography and the parallax method are essentially alike <strong>in</strong> pr<strong>in</strong>ciple, theyare performed differently. It is therefore necessary to discuss them separately.StereoradiographyObjects viewed with a normal pair of eyes appear <strong>in</strong> their true perspective and <strong>in</strong> their correctspatial relation to each other, largely because of man's natural stereoscopic vision; each eyereceives a slightly different view, and the two images are comb<strong>in</strong>ed by the mental processes<strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> see<strong>in</strong>g to give the impression of three dimensions.Because a s<strong>in</strong>gle radiographic image does not possess perspective, it cannot give the impressionof depth or <strong>in</strong>dicate clearly the relative positions of various parts of the object along the directionof vision. Stereoradiography, designed to overcome this deficiency of a s<strong>in</strong>gle radiograph,requires two radiographs made from two positions of the x-ray tube, separated by the normal<strong>in</strong>terpupillary distance. They are viewed <strong>in</strong> a stereoscope, a device that, by an arrangement ofprisms or mirrors, permits each eye to see but a s<strong>in</strong>gle one of the pair of stereoradiographs. As <strong>in</strong>ord<strong>in</strong>ary vision, the bra<strong>in</strong> fuses the two images <strong>in</strong>to one <strong>in</strong> which the various parts stand out <strong>in</strong>strik<strong>in</strong>g relief <strong>in</strong> true perspective and <strong>in</strong> their correct spatial relation.<strong>Radiography</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Modern</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> 150

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