The new ASTM F972 Step wedge is used to calibrate and assess performance levels of X-ray systems in nine distinct test areas.
To meet the need for testing sophisticated X-ray systems, the new ASTM F792 Step Wedge was developed to strictly comply with the FAA and Transport Canada requirements. The ASTM X-ray Test Object assesses 9 parameters of an X-ray screening system's image quality:
- Wire Display;
- Useful Penetrations;
- Spatial Resolution;
- Simple Penetration;
- Thin Organic Imaging;
- Sensitivity;
- Organic/Inorganic Differentiation;
- Organic Differentiation;
- Useful Organic Differentiation.
Conformity: ASTM F792