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Radiography Formula
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Inverse Square Law Exposure - Distance Reciprocity Law

Where: Where: Where:

I1 = Intensity 1 at D1 E1 = Exposure at D1
C1 = Current 1
I2 = Intensity 2 at D2 E2 = Exposure at D2
D1 = Distance 1 from source C2 = Current 2
D1 = Distance 1 from
D2 = Distance 2 from source source
T1 = Time 1 at C1
D2 = Distance 2 from
more information: source T2 = Time 2 at C2
Inverse Square Law
Calculation more information:
Exposure-Distance more information:
Calculation Current-Time
Reciprocity
Calculation
Geometric Geometric
Film Density - Exposure Magnification Unsharpness

Note: This is an approximation and is only valid for the straight line portion of
the film characteristic curve. See more info section.
Where:
Where: Where:
E1 = Exposure 1
E2 = Exposure 2
M = Magnification
FD1 = Film Density at Exposure 1 Ug = Geometric
Distance from unsharpness
FD2 = Film Density with Exposure 2 a =
source to object f = Focal spot size
Distance from Distance from
more information: b = object to a =
source to object
Film Density - Exposure Calculation detector Distance from
b = object to
detector
more information:
Geometric more information:
Magnification Geometric
Calculation Unsharpness
Calculation
Indication Depth Attenuation Half-Value Layer

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Where: Where: Where:

Defect depth from the film side Ix transmitted Half-value

D = = HVL =
of the part intensity layer
t = Thickness of material Io = Original intensity Linear
SD Linear m = attenuation
= Shift of defect image on the film
m = attenuation coefficient
SM Shift of surface marker on the
= coefficient
film
Distance in
more information: material or
x =
Indication Depth Calculation material
more information:
thickness
Half-Value Layer
Calculation
more information:
Attenuation Calculation

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