X-ray backscatter looks deep inside sleepers

Aurora Xi uses X-ray backscatter technology to look deep inside sleepers to reveal internal flaws.

USA: Georgetown Rail Equipment Co and the University of Florida’s Nuclear Engineering Department have developed Aurora Xi, a method of using X-ray backscatter technology to look deep inside sleepers to reveal internal flaws which traditional inspections might not discover.

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