Radiography

{
  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000417",
  "term": "Radiography",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The use of sealed sources of ionizing radiation for nondestructive examination of the structure of materials. When the radiation penetrates the material, it produces a shadow image by blackening a sheet of photographic film that has been placed behind the material, and the differences in blackening suggest flaws and unevenness in the material.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/radiography/"
}