Seminar Radalytica: Inspection of parts using flexible robotic CT and advanced X-ray imaging with photon-counting cameras

Unlike conventional CT, the robotic arms are not limited by the tunnel size and can gradually scan the entire sample from the outside. The company also demonstrated the tomosynthesis method, which allows an X-ray image to be focused at a specific depth within the sample, and backscattering, i.e., generating an X-ray scan from the backward scattered of reflected X-ray photons (in practice, this allows both the X-ray tube and detector to be placed on the same side of the sample).

The photon-counting technology is based on digital processing of each individual photon that strikes the sensor surface, directly in the readout electronics located under each pixel of the detector (pixel size: 55 μm). According to the data presented, this approach achieves a practically unlimited dynamic range, enabling simultaneous imaging of materials with both high and very low density in a single shot.

During the theoretical lecture and practical demonstration in Radalytica’s laboratory, the solution was presented as particularly suitable for scanning large components cast in a single piece using giga-casting, with results from previous scans shown. Other potential applications include weld inspection, composite inspection, foreign object detection, delamination detection, and battery analysis.
In addition to X-ray imaging, this robotic system can also integrate other imaging and inspection modalities, including ultrasound, laser profiling, and acoustic laser systems.