Reconstruction tomography by nuclear scattering radiography.
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G Charpak
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Further results in nuclear scattering radiography.
A further investigation of the nuclear scattering of 500-1000 MeV protons is described. Three-demensional information on the desity distribution within carbon, CH and H2O phantoms is obtained with a volume resolution of 2 mm3. The separation of scattering on hydrogen from that on heavier nuclei, such as carbon and oxygen, is demonstrated, providing the statistics are sufficient. Some preliminary measurements on animals are reported, but with a volume resolution limited by statistics to 43 mm3.
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Nuclear scattering applied to radiography.
The possibility of using the nuclear scattering of 500-1000 MeV protons was investigated, in order to obtain direct, three-dimensional reconstruction of an object with only one exposure. The resolution should be about 1 mm3. Preliminary measurements with an incomplete set-up give a resolution of 10 mm3. Additional independent information on the relative concentration of hydrogen compared to other elements should also be obtainable by nuclear scattering radiography. The radiation doses involved are comparable to those of other techniques. The first experimental results are given.
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation↗