Industrial Applications
Non-destructive testing: Radio imaging is used for detecting welding errors or cracks in buildings, pipelines and structures. This allows testing without being invasive or destructive. The object being tested is unharmed, as it is not physically affected.
X-ray machines are used in baggage surveillance at airports. Even cleverly hidden contents of the baggage become visible without handling it physically, which is otherwise sometimes missed in physical and visual inspection.
X-rays are useful in various industrial applications like measurements and estimation. For example, levels of liquids in industrial storage tanks can be measured using this technique.
Smoke detectors are integral parts of fire fighting equipment. The radionuclide americium-241 is used in smoke detectors based on its property of alpha-emission.
