A highly parallel incident x-ray beam combined with x-ray image magnification was used to obtain high-resolution microradiographs of dental specimens. Preliminary results obtained using a rotating anode x-ray generator show that limitations associated with conventional contact microradiography regarding (1) spatial resolution, (2) sample thickness, and (3) sample orientation, relative to the film, were significantly reduced.
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