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Outline

1. Introduction to Radiographic Testing 

• Part 1. Nondestructive Testing
• Part 2. History of Radiographic Testing
• Part 3. Management of Radiographic Testing
• Part 4. Units of Measure for Radiographic Testing

2. Penetrating Radiation Physics

• Part 1. Atomic Structure
• Part 2. Electromagnetic Radiation Characteristics
• Part 3. Properties of Radioactive Material
• Part 4. Neutrons

3. Radiation Sources

• Part 1. X-ray Tubes
• Part 2. Accelerator Sources
• Part 3. Isotope Sources
• Part 4. Neutron Sources

4. Radiation Safety

• Part 1. Dose Definitions and Exposure Levels
• Part 2. Radiation Measurement
• Part 3. Radiation Protection and Measurements
• Part 4. Basic Exposure Control
• Part 5. Shielding
• Part 6. Management of Radiation Safety
• Part 7. Neutron Radiographic Safety

5. Principles of Radiography

• Part 1. Introduction
• Part 2. Radiographic Geometry
• Part 3. Radiographic Sensitivity
• Part 4. Energy Selection
• Part 5. Scatter Control
• Part 6. Image Quality Indicators
• Part 7. Probability of Detection

6. Principles of Digital Imaging

• Part 1. Digital Image Basics
• Part 2. Image information
• Part 3. Human Perception/Image display
• Part 4. Image Enhancement

7. Film Radiography

• Part 1. Radiographic Film
• Part 2. Film Image Formation
• Part 3. Film Handling and Equipment
• Part 4. Film Viewing
• Part 5. Film Digitization
• Part 6. Silver Recovery

8. Computed Radiography

• Part 1. Principles of Computed Radiography
• Part 2. Photostimulable Phosphor Plates
• Part 3. Computed Radiography Systems
• Part 4. Computed Radiography Practices

9. Digital Detector Arrays

• Part 1. Principles of Digital Detector Arrays
• Part 2. Digital Detector Arrays Technologies
• Part 3. Digital Detector Arrays Systems
• Part 4. Digital Detector Arrays Practices

10. Radioscopy

• Part 1. Principles of Radioscopy
• Part 2. Imaging Systems
• Part 3. Radioscopy Systems
• Part 4. Radioscopic Practices

11. Computed Tomography

• Part 1. Introduction to Computed Tomography
• Part 2. Laminography
• Part 3. Principles of Computed Tomography
• Part 4. Resolution and Contrast
• Part 5. Metrology
• Part 6. Computed Tomographic Systems
• Part 7. Applications of Computed Tomography
• Part 8. Reference Standards for Computed Tomography

12. Neutron Imaging

• Part 1. Principles of Neutron Radiography
• Part 2. Established Practice
• Part 3. Applications of Neutron Radiography
• Part 4. Advanced Techniques of Neutron Radiography

13. Special Radiographic Techniques

• Part 1. Backscatter Imaging
• Part 2. Ultra-High Resolution
• Part 3. Stereo Radiography
• Part 4. Flash Radiography
• Part 5. Reversed Geometry
• Part 6. X-Ray Diffraction
• Part 7. X-Ray Fluorescence

14. Radiographic Testing of Metal Castings

• Part 1. Metal Castings
• Part 2. Radiographic Techniques for Metal Castings
• Part 3. Standards and Specifications
• Part 4. Examples of Metal Casting Radiography

15. Radiographic Testing of Welds

• Part 1. Welding
• Part 2. Radiographic Technique
• Part 3. Standards and Specifications
• Part 4. Examples of Weld Radiography

16. Other Applications of Radiographic Testing

• Part 1. Pipe and Tubing Applications
• Part 2. Radiation Gaging for Density/Thickness
• Part 3. Radiographic Inspection in the Aerospace Industry
• Part 4. Radiographic Inspection of Electronic Components
• Part 5. Metrological Applications of Radiography
• Part 6. Radiographic Testing in Art and Historic Conservation—Stewart Kleven
• Part 7. Infrastructure Applications of Radiographic Testing
• Part 8. Other Applications of Radiographic Testing

17. Attenuation Coefficients

• Part 1. Introduction to Attenuation Coefficients
• Part 2. Attenuation Coefficient Tables

Glossary

References

Index