ASTM E2007-00(2006)

ASTM E2007-00(2006) - 1.12.2006

1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers practices and image quality measuring systems for the detection, display, and recording of CR data files. These data files, used in materials examination, are generated by penetrating radiation passing through the subject material and producing an image via a storage phosphor imaging plate. Although the described radiation sources are specifically X-ray and gamma-ray, the general concepts can be used for other radiation sources such as neutrons. The image detection and display techniques are nonfilm, but the use of a hard copy as a means for permanent recording of the image is not precluded.

1.2 This guide is for tutorial purposes only. It outlines the general principles of computed radiology (CR) imaging in which luminescence is emitted by a storage phosphor imaging plate, by means of photo stimulation after the detector has been penetrated by x-rays or gamma radiation.

1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for information only.

This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific safety precautionary statements, see Section 7.

2. Referenced Documents

E94-04	Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination
E746-23	Standard Practice for Determining Relative Image Quality Response of Industrial Radiographic Imaging Systems below 4 MeV
E747-18	Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture and Material Grouping Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiology
	Specifications for Medical Diagnostic Imaging Test Pattern for Television Monitors and Hard-Copy Recording Cameras Available from Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), 3 Barker Ave, 5th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601.
E1025-18	Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Material Grouping Classification of Hole-Type Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiography
E1316-24	Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations
E1453-20	Standard Guide for Storage of Magnetic Tape Media that Contains Analog or Digital Radioscopic Data
E2002-22	Standard Practice for Determining Image Unsharpness and Basic Spatial Resolution in Radiography and Radioscopy
E2033-17	Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination Using Computed Radiography (Photostimulable Luminescence Method)
E2339-21	Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)
E2422-22	Standard Digital Reference Images for Inspection of Aluminum Castings
E2445-05	Standard Practice for Qualification and Long-Term Stability of Computed Radiology Systems
E2446-23	Standard Practice for Manufacturing Characterization of Computed Radiography Systems
E2660-22	Standard Digital Reference Images for Investment Steel Castings for Aerospace Applications
E2669-22	Standard Digital Reference Images for Titanium Castings