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G. J. Berzins, G. C. McKinnon, R. H. T. Bates, A. H. Lumpkin
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 77 | Number 4 | April 1981 | Pages 493-495
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE81-A18962
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Profiles, representative of power density within nuclear-reactor fuel pins, have been constructed from pinhole images. The modified back-projection, an established technique used in computed tomography, was applied under assumptions of test capsule symmetry. Examples of solid and annular test fuel elements are presented.