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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
May. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Yanfeng Du, Rexford, NY (US);
Forrest Frank Hopkins, Cohoes, NY (US);
Joseph Bendahan, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yanfeng Du, Rexford, NY (US);
Forrest Frank Hopkins, Cohoes, NY (US);
Joseph Bendahan, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/087 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method for detecting high atomic number elements in an article by using radiation having two different energies. The detecting of high atomic number elements can be accomplished by using an algorithm, curve fitting or using a data table. Disclosed herein too is a radiation system that uses the aforementioned method for detecting high atomic number elements.