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The Advantage of Using a Smaller Focal Spot for NDT Applications
For nondestructive testing (NDT), image quality and exposure time are two critical parameters. Reducing exposure time will result in faster workflow. However, a reduction in exposure time can come at the price of image quality, loss of detail, and increased geometric unsharpness. An X-ray tube with a smaller focal spot enables the operator to optimize setup to reduce exposure time or gain in image quality, or in most cases, accomplish both.
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NDT Resource Center, 2018, “Geometric Unsharpness Calculations,” accessed 4 January 2019, https://www.nde-ed.org/GeneralResources/Formula/RTFormula/Unsharpness/GeometricUnsharpness.htm
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