Radiography
Description
Non-destructive examination technique using non-visible radiation such as X-rays (X-radiography), gamma rays (gamma radiography), beta rays (beta radiography), or neutrons (neutron radiography). These high energy radiation or particles will penetrate different composition/density materials to varying degrees. The resulting variations of transmission of these radiations are recorded by a detector, generally a radiographic film, thus characterizing the internal compositional structure of an object.
See also X-radiography, radiograph, electron transmission radiography, Gamma radiography. Electron emission radiography, Neutron radiography
Synonyms and Related Terms
Radiographie (Deut.); Röntgenaufnahmeverfahren (Deut.); radiographie (Fr.); radiografia (It., Port., Esp.); röntgenfoto (Ned.); X-ray radiography
Authority
- P.A. Ruault, Radiologie industrielle, 2 vol., Paris, Institute de Soudure (1991)
- R. Halmshaw, Industrial radiology: theory and practice (2nd edition), Chapman & Hall, London (1995)
- R.H.Bossi, F. Iddings, G.C. Wheeler, P.O. Moore, Nondestructive testing handbook, vol 4, Radiographic testing, 3rd edition, Columbus OH, ASNT, (2002)
- Anonymous Eastman-Kodak, Radiography in modern industry (4th edition), Rochester, (1980),
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/87/0900688a802b3c87/Radiography-in-Modern-Industry.pdf & http://carestream.com/ndt-resources.html
- Anonymous – General Electric Inspection Technologies, Industrial radiography – Image forming techniques,
- Anonymous– Fujifilm, The fundamental of industrial radiography, http://www.fujifilm.com/products/ndt/pdf/ix-film_fundamentals_of_industrial_radiography.pdf
- M. Hours, La radiographie des oeuvres d'art, in Idées et Découvertes, Encyclopaedia Universalis, Paris, 240-243 (1978)
- M. Hours, Les secrets des chefs d'oeuvre, R. Laffont, Paris (1964)
- A. Middleton, J. Lang, Radiography of cultural material, 2nd edition, London, Butterworth – Heinemann (2005)
- A. Gilardoni, L. Ascani Orsini, R. Ascani Orsini, M. Taccani Gilardoni & al., X-rays in art - I raggi X nell'arte (2nd edition), Gilardoni, Mandello Lario (1984)
- D. Graham, T. Eddie, X-ray techniques in art galleries and museums, A. Hilger, Bristol (1985)
- External source or communication Comment: Jean-Louis Boutaine, 20/06/2007
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- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiography (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005)
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998