This paper presents a container inspection method and apparatus using cobalt-60 γ digital radiography technology
which was proposed and realized by the Institute of Nuclear Energy Technology (INET) of Tsinghua University. In this kind of inspection system
the radiation source is a conventional radiography 60Co projector of 3-11TBq. This projector is reliable
save and cheap
but its radiation output is several hundred times weaker than accelerator’s. With the special sensitive array detector invented by INET and the advanced signal and image processing technology
the characteristics of this inspection system are equivalent to those of expansive accelerator type inspection system
but much cheaper
safer
more reliable and easier to operate and maintain. This paper illustrates the main project idea
construction
principle and characteristics of 60Co container inspection system. The situation of its production