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Understanding Neutron Radiography Reading V-Kodak Part 2 of 3

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■ Radiographic sensitivity<br />

is a general or qualitative term referring to the size <strong>of</strong> the smallest detail that<br />

can be seen in a radiograph, or to the ease with which the images <strong>of</strong> small<br />

details can be detected. Phrased differently, it is a reference to the amount <strong>of</strong><br />

information in the radiograph. Note that radiographic sensitivity depends on<br />

the combined effects <strong>of</strong> two independent sets <strong>of</strong> factors. One is radiographic<br />

contrast (the density difference between a small detail and its surroundings)<br />

and the other is definition (the abruptness and the "smoothness" <strong>of</strong> the<br />

density transition). See Figure 63.<br />

Keypoints:<br />

radiographic sensitivity (radiographic image quality?)<br />

- radiographic contrast<br />

- radiographic definition<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang<br />

<strong>Radiography</strong> in Modern Industry. Rochester, NY: Eastman <strong>Kodak</strong> Co. 1980

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