{"id":255939,"date":"2025-08-22T19:17:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?post_type=brief-article&#038;p=255939"},"modified":"2025-08-25T16:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:51:27","slug":"flexible-digital-radiography","status":"publish","type":"brief","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/brief\/fourth-edition\/flexible-digital-radiography\/","title":{"rendered":"On how a bendable DR detector can expand, enrich and reinforce your radiographic imaging capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Structured innovation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The pace of <strong>nondestructive testing (NDT)<\/strong> innovations, most notably <strong>flexible digital radiography<\/strong>, is advancing according to the needs of the industries adopting them and the strategies of each organization to <strong>improve its imaging capabilities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sectors such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/article-category\/oil-and-gas\/\">oil and gas<\/a><\/strong> nuclear power, construction, foundry, power generation, aerospace, NDT utilities, transportation, automotive, military and defense sectors make extensive use of a diverse range of <strong>imaging capabilities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Sensor-de-radiografia-digital-flexible-HPX-ARC-1025-de-Carestream-NDT-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Carestream NDT's HPX-ARC 1025 flexible digital radiography sensor applied to a weld on a metal pipe, used for non-destructive testing image inspection.\" class=\"wp-image-273344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Sensor-de-radiografia-digital-flexible-HPX-ARC-1025-de-Carestream-NDT-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Sensor-de-radiografia-digital-flexible-HPX-ARC-1025-de-Carestream-NDT-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Sensor-de-radiografia-digital-flexible-HPX-ARC-1025-de-Carestream-NDT-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Sensor-de-radiografia-digital-flexible-HPX-ARC-1025-de-Carestream-NDT-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Sensor-de-radiografia-digital-flexible-HPX-ARC-1025-de-Carestream-NDT-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Sensor-de-radiografia-digital-flexible-HPX-ARC-1025-de-Carestream-NDT.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carestream HPX-ARC 1025: structured digital imaging innovation for NDT inspections in complex environments.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This wealth not only helps to <strong>ensure the quality and safety of the associated assets<\/strong>, but also provides essential information and knowledge to <strong>support critical decision-making processes<\/strong> at all levels of the ecosystem of stakeholders in these assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technological advances in image sensors, <strong>IT\/CT hardware<\/strong> and associated software create a <strong>synergistic positive effect<\/strong> on the other components of an organization&#8217;s imaging ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent article published in <strong>ASNT&#8217;s Materials Evaluation<\/strong> magazine, written by <strong>Fernandez and Singh<\/strong>, offers interesting insights into how innovation can be nurtured and guided:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Innovation in non-destructive evaluation (NDT) is an increasing contributor to <strong>ensuring the safety of high-value assets<\/strong> and operationally critical systems. It enables asset integrity for owner operators and improves their ability to adapt in a changing world. Through new and innovative ideas, <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/article-category\/equipment-inspection\/\"><strong>better ways to inspect<\/strong><\/a> and new solutions to reduce costs, generate valuable data and improve long-term sustainability. However, innovation is not just about having a few bright ideas. It&#8217;s about <strong>creating value and helping organizations to<\/strong> continuously <strong>adapt<\/strong> and evolve.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This article was developed by specialist <strong>Brian S. White<\/strong> and published as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/brief\/fourth-edition\/\"><strong>fourth edition of Inspenet Brief magazine<\/strong><\/a> December 2024, dedicated to technical content in the energy and industrial sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The flexible DR detector allows radiography of complex areas without disassembly, extends coverage, integrates data and facilitates safe industrial decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10214,"featured_media":274655,"parent":214274,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"catg_revista":[],"categoria_articulos":[8103],"etiqueta_articulos":[12481,12666,12480],"class_list":["post-255939","brief","type-brief","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_articulos-non-destructive-test","etiqueta_articulos-industrial-radiography-rt","etiqueta_articulos-nuevas-tecnologias-en-end","etiqueta_articulos-radiografia-industrial-rt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brief\/255939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brief"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/brief"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brief\/255939\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brief\/214274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"catg_revista","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/catg_revista?post=255939"},{"taxonomy":"categoria_articulos","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_articulos?post=255939"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_articulos","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_articulos?post=255939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}