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Understanding Neutron Radiography Reading V-Kodak Part 2 of 3

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The Reciprocity Law<br />

In the sections immediately preceding, it has been assumed that exact<br />

compensation for a decrease in the time <strong>of</strong> exposure can be made by<br />

increasing the milliamperage according to the relation M 1 T 1 = M 2 T 2 . This may<br />

be written MT = C or (E) and is an example <strong>of</strong> the general photochemical law<br />

that the same effect is produced for IT = constant, where I is intensity <strong>of</strong> the<br />

radiation and T is the time <strong>of</strong> exposure. It is called the reciprocity law and is<br />

true for direct x-ray and lead screen exposures.<br />

For exposures to light, it is not quite accurate and, since some radiographic<br />

exposures are made with the light from fluorescent intensifying screens, the<br />

law cannot be strictly applied. Errors as the result <strong>of</strong> assuming the validity <strong>of</strong><br />

the reciprocity law are usually so small that they are not noticeable in<br />

examples <strong>of</strong> the types given in the preceding sections.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang<br />

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

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