Accelerated higher resolution industrial radiography

An industrial radiography imaging system, comprising:

• a radiation emitter configured to emit radiation along a radiation path;
• a radiation detector positioned in the radiation path of the radiation, the radiation detector configured to detect the radiation emitted by the radiation emitter;
• a sample support positioned between the radiation emitter and the radiation detector, the sample support configured to support a sample at a sample position in the radiation path of the radiation;
• and
• an image acquisition system, the image acquisition system comprising:
• processing circuitry, and
• memory circuitry comprising machine readable instructions which, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to:
• capture a lower resolution radiograph of the sample using the radiation detected by the radiation detector, and
• generate a higher resolution radiograph of the sample based on the lower resolution radiograph, the higher resolution radiograph comprising more pixels than the lower resolution radiograph, the higher resolution radiograph having higher resolution pixels, and the higher resolution radiograph being generated by:
• setting first higher resolution pixel values for a first portion of the higher resolution pixels based on lower resolution pixel values of the lower resolution radiograph, and
• setting remaining higher resolution pixel values for a remaining portion of the higher resolution pixels of the higher resolution radiograph using an analysis of the first higher resolution pixel values for the first portion of the higher resolution pixels.

A method for accelerated generation of a higher resolution radiograph, the method comprising:

• capturing a lower resolution radiograph of a sample using radiation emitted by a radiation emitter and detected by a radiation detector, the sample being positioned between the radiation emitter and the radiation detector in a radiation path of the radiation;
• and
• generating, via processing circuitry, a higher resolution radiograph of the sample based on the lower resolution radiograph, the higher resolution radiograph comprising more pixels than the lower resolution radiograph, the higher resolution radiograph having higher resolution pixels, and the higher resolution radiograph being generated by:
• setting, via the processing circuitry, first higher resolution pixel values for a first portion of the higher resolution pixels based on lower resolution pixel values of the lower resolution radiograph, and
• setting, via the processing circuitry, remaining higher resolution pixel values for a remaining portion of the higher resolution pixels of the higher resolution radiograph using an analysis of the first higher resolution pixel values for the first portion of the higher resolution pixels.