Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on BioPIXE; Bled, Slovenia, September 14–19, 2014No Access

An X-ray pinhole camera using metallic radioisotopes emitting only characteristic X-rays

Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-6-01-2, Sendai 980-8579, Japan

E-mail Address: keizo.ishii@qse.tohoku.ac.jp

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H. Kawano

Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-6-01-2, Sendai 980-8579, Japan

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S. Inagaki

Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-6-01-2, Sendai 980-8579, Japan

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Y. Sato

Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-6-01-2, Sendai 980-8579, Japan

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T. Maruyama

Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-6-01-2, Sendai 980-8579, Japan

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M. Fujiwara

Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-6-01-2, Sendai 980-8579, Japan

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H. Arai

Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-6-01-2, Sendai 980-8579, Japan

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A. Terakawa

Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-6-01-2, Sendai 980-8579, Japan

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S. Matsuyama

Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku Aramaki Aza-Aoba 6-6-01-2, Sendai 980-8579, Japan

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Abstract

We developed an X-ray pinhole camera using a radio-isotope source that emits only X-rays.We investigated the performance of this system using a ⁵⁵Fe source with phantom samples. We then applied it to investigate the movement of a ⁵⁵Fe tracer in Japanese mustard spinach. We obtained X-ray images of the ⁵⁵Fe tracer in the spinach samples, and found that ⁵⁵Fe accumulated in the plant.

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