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A NEW practical penetrating-radiation television camera tube, termed the Metallonicon, has been built. It operates at X-ray frequencies, and a discernible image is obtained with two mr. sā1 incident on the target, which is comprised of a heavy metal layer in intimate contact with a secondary electron enhancing storage layer.
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JACOBS, J., KIM, S. A new penetrating-radiation image converter. Nature 251, 702ā703 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/251702a0
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