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Radiography in Modern Industry - Kodak

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Figure 116: Characteristic curves of three typical <strong>in</strong>dustrial x-ray film.Figure 117: Gradient versus density curves of the typical <strong>in</strong>dustrial x-ray films, thecharacteristic curves of which are shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 116.It is often useful to have a s<strong>in</strong>gle number, rather than a curve as shown <strong>in</strong> the figure above, to<strong>in</strong>dicate the contrast property of a film. This need is met by a quantity known as the averagegradient, def<strong>in</strong>ed as the slope of a straight l<strong>in</strong>e jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g two po<strong>in</strong>ts of specified densities on thecharacteristic curve. In particular, the specified densities between which the straight l<strong>in</strong>e is drawnmay be the maximum and m<strong>in</strong>imum useful densities under the conditions of practical use. Theaverage gradient <strong>in</strong>dicates the average contrast properties of the film over this useful range; for agiven film and development technique, the average gradient depends on the density rangechosen. When high-<strong>in</strong>tensity illum<strong>in</strong>ators are available and high densities are used, the averagegradient calculated for the density range 2.0 to 4.0 represents the contrast characteristics of the<strong>Radiography</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Modern</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> 186

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