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This can provide internal [[3D Scanning]] of metal objects.
=Basics=
This can provide internal [[3D Scanning]] of metal objects. This is done using a CT ([[Computed Tomography]]) scanner - formerly known as CAT scanner.


=Components=
=Used For=
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=Existing Open Source Designs=
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF3V-GHiJ78 Applied Science's Design]
 
=Industry Standards=
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=Minimum Viable Product=
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=Basic Design=
 
==System==
*'''Arduino CT scanner''' ([[Computed Tomography]]) - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=hF3V-GHiJ78].
*Another DIY CT scanner - no voice - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimqsIflYY8]
 
==Components==
*CERN Open source computation of 3D images from 2D scans - [[OpenCT]]
*CERN Open source computation of 3D images from 2D scans - [[OpenCT]]
*DIY x-ray source from Hackaday by Matt "Sigurthr" Giordano - [https://hackaday.com/2015/12/31/portable-diy-radiography/]
*DIY x-ray source from Hackaday by Matt "Sigurthr" Giordano - [https://hackaday.com/2015/12/31/portable-diy-radiography/]
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*Phone app for Geiger counter - [https://hackaday.com/2012/01/15/turn-your-camera-phone-into-a-geiger-counter/]
*Phone app for Geiger counter - [https://hackaday.com/2012/01/15/turn-your-camera-phone-into-a-geiger-counter/]
*Dental x-ray source, new - $500 - [https://www.ebay.com/itm/BLX-5-Dental-X-Ray-Machine-Portable-Mobile-Film-Imaging-Digital-Low-Dose-System-/172326625601]
*Dental x-ray source, new - $500 - [https://www.ebay.com/itm/BLX-5-Dental-X-Ray-Machine-Portable-Mobile-Film-Imaging-Digital-Low-Dose-System-/172326625601]
*Photostimulable phosphor - [http://digitalradiographysolutions.com/the-classes-of-flat-panel-digital-x-ray-detectors/]
*X rays can hit a photostimulable phosphor image plate  to emit light, which can be detected by a regular camera CCD detector. [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/dental/sophs/material/screens.pdf]. Can this be used as a low cost way to generate x-ray images?
*You can use a beryllium window to turn a regular camera into an x-ray camera - Instructables - [http://www.instructables.com/id/Weekly-Project%3A-Build-Your-Own-X-Ray-Vision-Camera/]
==Howto==
*X-ray production animation - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsaTx5-KLT8]
*Coolidge Tube exlanation animation - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1WwHh4b__M]
==Other==
*Spectrometry - x-ray fluorescence - [http://physicsopenlab.org/2016/02/24/diy-xrf-spectrometry/]
=See Also=
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=Useful Links=
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 27 February 2018

Basics

This can provide internal 3D Scanning of metal objects. This is done using a CT (Computed Tomography) scanner - formerly known as CAT scanner.

Used For

Existing Open Source Designs

Industry Standards

Minimum Viable Product

Basic Design

System

Components

  • CERN Open source computation of 3D images from 2D scans - OpenCT
  • DIY x-ray source from Hackaday by Matt "Sigurthr" Giordano - [3]
  • Digital Radiography - Wikipedia - [4]
  • Coolidge Tube x-ray source, old tech - [5]
  • Phone app for Geiger counter - [6]
  • Dental x-ray source, new - $500 - [7]
  • Photostimulable phosphor - [8]
  • X rays can hit a photostimulable phosphor image plate to emit light, which can be detected by a regular camera CCD detector. [9]. Can this be used as a low cost way to generate x-ray images?
  • You can use a beryllium window to turn a regular camera into an x-ray camera - Instructables - [10]

Howto

  • X-ray production animation - [11]
  • Coolidge Tube exlanation animation - [12]

Other

  • Spectrometry - x-ray fluorescence - [13]

See Also

Useful Links