Dedicated detector for verification of X-ray energy in the linear accelerators for cargo screening and industrial radiography

• Authors: Przemyslaw Kaminski , Slawomir Wronka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The novel type of detector for X-ray energy evaluation has been developed. Thanks to a simultaneous analysis of the attenuation of X-rays by different thicknesses of well known material, the maximum energy of electrons on the conversion target can be deducted. Fast operation allows for pulse-to-pulse measurement, which is a must for modern, interlaced-energy cargo inspection systems. In this article the construction of the detector and software description are presented.

Keywords

EN

electron linear accelerator; energy detector; X-ray

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Polish Journal of Medical Physics And Engineering
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 121-128

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2011

online

20 - 3 - 2012

Contributors

author

Przemyslaw Kaminski

• Division of Nuclear Equipment, National Centre for Nuclear Research, A. Soltan Street 7, 05-400 Otwock, Poland

author

Slawomir Wronka

• Division of Accelerator Physics and Technology, National Centre for Nuclear Research, A. Soltan Street 7,05-400 Otwock, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10013-011-0012-5