Methods and systems for computer tomography of nuclear isotopes using nuclear resonance fluorescence
US8180019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/419
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The transmission of photons through a target produces “holes” in the transmitted energy spectrum that are characteristic of the NRF energies of the nuclear isotopes in the target. Measuring the absorption via the transmission of these photons through a target allows the production of tomographic images that are associated with specific nuclear isotopes. Thus three-dimensional density patterns are generated for the elements in a container. The process is very much like standard X-ray tomography but it identifies specific nuclear isotopes as well as their densities.
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