Lateral migration radiography: A new x-ray backscatter imaging technique

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4786, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-16

  Jacobs, Alan ^a   Dugan, Edward ^a   Brygoo, Stephanie ^a   Ekdahl, Dan ^a   Houssay, Laurent ^a   Su, Zhong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscatter x ray imaging; Landmine detection; Lateral migration radiography; Material flaw detection

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFECTS; DELAMINATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATERIALS TESTING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

COMPTON BACKSCATTER IMAGING; LATERAL MIGRATION RADIOGRAPHY; MATERIAL FLAW DETECTION; X RAY BACKSCATTER IMAGING TECHNIQUE;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036980477     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.451613     Document Type: Conference Paper

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6. J. Wehlburg, S. Keshavmurthy, E. Dugan, and A. Jacobs, "Geometric Considerations Relating to Lateral Migration Backscatter Radiography as Applied to the Detection of Landmines," SPIE Proceedings on Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mine and Minelike Targets II, 3079, pp. 384-393, Orlando, FL, April 1997.
7. J. Wehlburg, S. Keshavmurthy, E. Dugan, and A. Jacobs, "Experimental Measurement of Noise Removal Techniques for Compton Backscatter Imaging Systems as Applied to the Detection of Landmines," SPIE Proceedings on Detection Technologies for Mine and Minelike Targets, Paper 2765-51, Orlando, FL, April 1996.
8. J. Wehlburg, "Development of a Lateral Migration Radiography Image Generation and Object Recognition System," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, 1997.
9. Z. Su, "Fundamental Analysis and Algorithms for Development of a Mobile Fast-scan Lateral Migration Radiography System," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, 2001.
10. E. Dugan, A. Jacobs, Z. Su, L. Houssay, D. Ekdahl, and S. Brygoo, "Development and Field Testing of a Mobile Backscatter X-ray Lateral Migration Radiography Landmine Detection System," 4742, Orlando, FL, April 2002.
11. E. Dugan, S. Keshavmurthy, A. Jacobs, and J. Wehlburg, "Monte Carlo Simulation of Lateral Migration Backscatter Radiography Measurements," American Nuclear Society Transactions, 76, pp. 140-142, 1997.
12. E. Dugan, A. Jacobs, S. Keshmavmurthy, and J. Wehlburg, "Lateral Migration Radiography," Research in Nondestructive Evaluation, 10, 2, pp. 75-108, 1998.
13. A. Jacobs, E. Dugan, J. Moore, Z. Su, C. Wells, D. Ekdahl, and J. Brandy, "Imaging Subsurface Defects Using X-ray Lateral Migration Radiography A New Backscatter Technique," Proceedings of ASNT Conference on Real-Time Radioscopy and Digital Imaging, Mashentackett, CT, 1999.