We really need more low energy, high resolution portable X-ray systems in all sorts of trades for NDT weld inspections and also for ordinary parts serviceability to look for hidden fatigue and cracks. Also, for blacksmiths to determine strength and quality of bespoke objects.
Heck, maybe low energy home medical X-ray systems will be a thing too. Note that there's an overuse of high energy CT scans in clinical settings in the US at present.
hammock•2h ago
I tend to agree on the overuse of high energy but will also point out We used to use x-ray machines in shoe stores to measure your foot size…(spoiler it didn’t end well)
habi•7m ago
> low energy, high resolution portable X-ray systems in all sorts of trades for NDT weld inspections
> low energy home medical X-ray systems
The low energy you desire might not be high enough to penetrate the object you want to image, either a weld to inspect, the blacksmiths bespoke object or the human.
For imaging human tissue you want high energy for less radiation dose in the patient. That’s why x-rays are filtered by some mm of aluminum before imaging a patient. These filtered lower energy photons would be absorbed in the patient anyways.
burnt-resistor•4h ago
Heck, maybe low energy home medical X-ray systems will be a thing too. Note that there's an overuse of high energy CT scans in clinical settings in the US at present.
hammock•2h ago
habi•7m ago
> low energy home medical X-ray systems
The low energy you desire might not be high enough to penetrate the object you want to image, either a weld to inspect, the blacksmiths bespoke object or the human. For imaging human tissue you want high energy for less radiation dose in the patient. That’s why x-rays are filtered by some mm of aluminum before imaging a patient. These filtered lower energy photons would be absorbed in the patient anyways.