X-ray apparatus for measuring substance quantity
This X-ray apparatus for measuring a substance quantity includes: an X-ray irradiating unit for irradiating X-rays from above or below a container which contains a substance to be measured; an imaging unit which is disposed so as to face the X-ray irradiating unit with the container between the imaging unit and the X-ray irradiating unit, and which obtains image data on the basis of the transmitted X-rays passing through the container; and a substance quantity calculating unit which processes the obtained image data and calculates the quantity of the substance to be measured, on the basis of the intensity of the transmitted X-rays for each pixel in the container.
1. An X-ray apparatus for measuring a substance quantity comprising:
an X-ray irradiating unit for irradiating X-rays from above or below a container which contains a substance to be measured;
an imaging unit which is disposed so as to face the X-ray irradiating unit with the container between the imaging unit and the X-ray irradiating unit, and which obtains image data on the basis of the transmitted X-rays passing through the container;
a substance quantity calculating unit which processes the obtained image data and calculates the quantity of the substance to be measured, on the basis of the intensity of the transmitted X-rays for each pixel in the container; and
wherein the substance quantity calculating unit calculates the height of the substance to be measured for each pixel based on the intensity of the transmitted X-ray for each pixel in the container.
2. The X-ray apparatus for measuring substance quantity according to claim 1 , wherein the substance quantity calculating unit calculates the quantity of the substance in the container based on integrated intensity of transmitted X-rays over all pixels in the container.
3. The X-ray apparatus for measuring substance quantity according to claim 1 , wherein the substance quantity calculating unit calculates the quantity of the substance based on a calibration curve showing a relationship between the quantity of substance obtained from the intensity of transmitted X-rays by a plurality of quantified measured substances and the intensity of the transmitted X-ray.
4. The X-ray apparatus for measuring substance quantity according to claim 1 , wherein the X-ray irradiating unit irradiates X-rays from above or below the container whose upper surface is hermetically sealed.
5. The X-ray apparatus for measuring substance quantity according to claim 1 , wherein the X-ray irradiating unit irradiates X-rays from above or below a microplate in which a plurality of containers are two-dimensionally arranged.
6. The X-ray apparatus for measuring substance quantity according to claim 1 , wherein the imaging unit is an area sensor.