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Identification of materials in X-Ray inspections of objects by the dual-energy method

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The state-of-the-art, application experience, and trends in further perfection of the dualenergy method as used in digital-radiography and X-ray computed-tomography systems intended for nondestructive testing and screening of objects are reviewed.

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Osipov, S.P., Udod, V.A. & Wang, Y. Identification of materials in X-Ray inspections of objects by the dual-energy method. Russ J Nondestruct Test 53, 568–587 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061830917080058

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