IN GENERAL, X-RAY TUBES WILL PROVIDE

•          Lower limits of elemental detection (LOD)

•          Lower limits of elemental quantification (LOQ)

•          Lighter element capabilities in air (Mg)

•          Great improvement in bias, precision and accuracy

•          Quicker testing times

•          Better repeatability

•          Flexibility in transportation (domestic & international)

•          No disposal fees or dangerous goods

•          No registration, leak testing, CNSC compliance

•          Safer and Easier to use over isotope units

•          Reduced overall cost of ownership. No disposal fees or source replacements.

•          Remove instability issues with sources.

INNOV-X PIONEERED X-RAY TUBE ANALYSIS

X-ray tubes have long been proven to be the most versatile, high performing excitation sources for XRF analysis. Innov-X Systems harnessed that energy and integrated it with the rapidly evolving technology of portable and wireless computers to introduce the first handheld, miniature x-ray tube-based XRF.

WHY X-RAY TUBES INSTEAD OF ISOTOPES

•          Avoids future isotope headaches: New Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations are coming! Portable gauges utilizing radioactive isotopes are specifically targeted.

•          End-user taking personal responsibility for day-to-day isotope compliance.

•          Double lockup requirements for travel with isotopes.

•          Increased fines for lost or stolen isotope analyzers - a real concern for modern, highly portable isotope systems!

•          Escalating isotope disposal costs - radioactive waste disposal facilities are shutting down at the same time demand for disposal space is skyrocketing due to non-isotope options.

EPA SUPPORTS TUBES

"X-ray tubes have higher radiation output, no intrinsic lifetime limit, produce constant output over their lifetime, and do not have the disposal problems of radioactive sources."

-EPA Method 6200, published 1998

X-RAY TUBES - START FAST AND STAY FAST

•          No loss of speed or throughput - Eliminates progressive loss of testing speed and precision from decaying sources.

•          Single test analyzes all RCRA and other metals - higher sample throughput by eliminating requirement to analyze sample with multiple isotopes.

•          Published NIOSH data for elements Cr, Pb, Ni, Co, Fe, Cu and Zn demonstrates excellent performance compared to existing isotope-based analyzers.

X-RAYS - SAFE, EASY AND COST EFFECTIVE

Without radioactive sources!

•          Eliminates isotope licensing - makes interstate travel simple!

•          Eliminates the regulatory baggage of radioactive materials control - no wipe tests, no travel restrictions, easy to transport.

•          Eliminates the liability of isotope control, theft and disposal.