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During X-ray based quality inspection, accurate reconstruction of a 3D object model from a set of its 2D X-ray projections requires efficient geometric calibration, i.e., accurate estimation of the geometric parameters of the setup. We present a calibration methodology for the estimation of the geometric parameters of single-head cone-beam X-ray radiography systems. Our method is related to known approaches regarding camera calibration and geometric calibration of tomography/radiography systems, but performs better in terms of computational efficiency.
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Kyriakopoulos, K.J., Yiannakos, P., Kallipolites, V. et al. A Geometric Calibration Methodology for Single-Head Cone-Beam X-Ray Systems. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems 24, 151–174 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008024611699
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