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X-ray tomography device

US5012498A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 1989
Grant dateApr 30, 1991
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2223/419
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention concerns an X-ray tomograph device. This device makes it possible to obtain the image (1) of a plane cutting (2) of an object (3). In particular, it comprises an X-ray source (4) which supplies high energy pulses which traverse the object. At least one measurement detector small bar (10) receives the attenuated energy pulses which have traversed the object. A display and processing means connected to the detectors supplies the image of the cutting. These processing means include amplifier-integrator circuits (13) connected to the detectors (10) and to a computer (15) controlling the integration period of the detection pulses suplied by the detectors (10). The computer corrects the value of the amplitude of each detection pulse by talking account of an intermediate integration value so as to take account of the drag of each pulse and the stray current of each detector.

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