International agency to buy Vietnamese gamma scanners
The International Atomic Energy Agency
has placed orders for six gamma computed tomography (CT) scanning
equipment from the Centre for Applications of Nuclear Technology in
Industry in Da Lat.
The International Atomic Energy Agency
has placed orders for six gamma computed tomography (CT) scanning
equipment from the Centre for Applications of Nuclear Technology in
Industry in Da Lat.
Nguyen Huu Quang, the director of the
centre, said the Vienna, Austria-based IAEA placed the order after
evaluating similar equipment made in the Republic of Korea, Malaysia,
and Vietnam.
The centre did the research, wrote the
software, and manufactured the scanners using 100 percent Vietnamese
components, he added.
They use gamma rays to define the
structure of objects and have application in detecting erosion and
blockages in pipelines and determining the age of trees among others.
The Vietnamese scanners cost 8,300 each USD.
The centre is run by the Vietnam Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology./.