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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2004
Applicant:
Douglas W. Akers, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Inventor:
Douglas W. Akers, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Non-destructive testing method may include providing a source material that emits positrons in response to bombardment of the source material with photons. The source material is exposed to photons. The source material is positioned adjacent the specimen, the specimen being exposed to at least some of the positrons emitted by the source material. Annihilation gamma rays emitted by the specimen are detected.