US 2026/0160711 A1Published application

Method and scanning apparatus for scanning a component

AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc

InventorAkhil MULLOTH

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Abstract

A method for scanning a component includes providing a filter and the component, the filter at least partially surrounding the component. The filter comprises a multi-phase material that has an attenuation coefficient that is lower than an attenuation coefficient of a material of the component to be scanned. The method further includes disposing the component and the filter on a support platform, and providing an imaging beam source and an imaging beam receiver. The support platform is configured to rotate and/or revolve relative to the imaging beam source and the imaging beam receiver about one or more axes. The method includes generating, via the imaging beam source, an imaging beam that passes through the component and the filter. The method includes attenuating, via the, a scatter beam that is produced upon irradiation of the component with the imaging beam.

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Dependent claims

A method for scanning a component, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a filter and the component, such that the filter at least partially surrounds the component and comprises a multi-phase material that has an attenuation coefficient that is lower than an attenuation coefficient of a material of the component to be scanned;
disposing the component and the filter on a support platform;
providing an imaging beam source and an imaging beam receiver, such that the component and the filter are placed between the imaging beam source and the imaging beam receiver, wherein the support platform is configured to rotate and/or revolve relative to the imaging beam source and the imaging beam receiver about one or more axes and/or configured to translate relative to the imaging beam source and the imaging beam receiver;
generating, via the imaging beam source, an imaging beam that passes through the component and the filter;
attenuating, via the filter, a scatter beam that is produced upon irradiation of the component with the imaging beam;
receiving the imaging beam at the imaging beam receiver;
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generating, via the imaging beam receiver, an image in response to receiving the imaging beam.

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