Comparison of Non-Destructive Testing Images using $^{192}Ir$ and $^{75}Se$ with Computed Radiography System

Computed Radiography 시스템에 $^{192}Ir$$^{75}Se$ 동위원소를 적용하여 촬영한 비파괴검사 영상 비교

  • 강상묵 (한양대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 최창일 (한양대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 이승규 (한양대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 박상기 (한전 전력연구원) ;
  • 김용균 (한양대학교 원자력공학과)
  • Received : 2010.02.19
  • Accepted : 2010.03.12
  • Published : 2010.03.30

Abstract

A computed Radiography (CR) system by use of reusable Image Plate (IP) offers a convenient and reliable way to replace a conventional film-screen system for NDT (non-destructive testing) field. The quality of a radiography to detect a defect of welded objects depends on the procedure embracing several factors such as measurement conditions, image plate type/class, radiation energy, radiation type, and source to image plate distance. Also, the ability of images to detect a flaw reduces with increasing object thickness. In the study, the properties of gamma ray source were summarized for NDT field and inspection images of CR image system manufactured by FUJI were acquired using $^{75}Se$ and $^{192}Ir$ with welded objects. We analyzed the gray scale of hole defect image by using XCAP image processing program and calculated the image contrast and SNR in definition. Also the sesitivities of image quality indicator(IQI) were calculated for hot and cooling tube image of $^{75}Se$ and $^{192}Ir$.

비파괴검사 분야의 방사선 검사(RT) 방식은 image plate (IP)를 사용한 Computed Radiography(CR) 영상시스템의 도입에 따라 필름 방식의 아날로그 영상이 점차 디지털 영상으로 교체되고 있다. 비파괴검사에서 결함을 효과적으로 검출할 수 있는 영상의 품질은 촬영 조건, 영상획득매체, 사용 선원의 종류 및 촬영 거리, 검사체 두께등이 영향을 미친다. 본 논문에서는 비파괴 검사 분야에 적용할 수 있는 감마선원의 기본 특성을 조사하였고, FUJI사에서 개발한 CR 영상 시스템에 $^{75}Se$, $^{192}Ir$ 동위원소를 적용하여 영상을 획득하였다. 획득된 영상의 gray scale을 이미지 소프트웨어를 통해 추출한 후에 대조도 및 신호대잡음비를 계산하고 비교 분석하였다. 또한 투과도계를 이용한 비교 영상을 통하여 식별도를 분석하였다.

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