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X-ray Analyzers

❑X-ray analysis is another technique used in modern industry and research for analyzing materials or
products.

❑It works based on x-rays produced by an irradiating apparatus or a sealed radioactive source.

❑They are available either in the form of:

▪ Enclosed devices

▪ Partly enclosed devices or

▪ Devices without any enclosure

❑Enclosed or partly enclosed devices ensure no possibility of inadvertent exposure to the X-ray beams.

❑Devices without enclosure should be operated in a specially designed and shielded exposure room.