Patent ID: 9739729
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G01N

Claim:
1. An x-ray computed tomography (CT)/x-ray fluorescence (XRF) system comprising: a source for generating x-rays; an x-ray CT subsystem for acquisition of volume information of the sample; a confocal XRF subsystem for acquisition of elemental composition information including a source optical element that directs the x-rays received over range of angles from the source to generate a focused beam onto a region of interest of a sample located at a confocal probing spot of the confocal XRF subsystem; and a controller in communication with the x-ray CT subsystem and the confocal XRF subsystem, wherein the controller manages the acquisition by the x-ray CT subsystem and the confocal XRF subsystem by selecting a number of points or areas predetermined from the volume information for the acquisition of elemental composition information by the XRF subsystem and placing the selected points or area at the confocal probing spot.