Environmental radiation monitoring based gamma spectroscopy require a multichannel analyzer (MCA) which functions to record and analyze nuclear radiation spectrum data. There are currently many studies related to MCA based on field programmable gate array (FPGA). But, the scope of these published research is complex and fragmented. This systematic literature review (SLR) main objective to analyze research trends and emerging themes research of MCA based on FPGA for gamma spectroscopy that was developed during last 10 years. This review was conducted by selecting papers from leading journals in scientific databases namely ScienceDirect, IEEE Xplore and Scopus. For papers selection process, specific keyword strings used for each database and paper selecting using inclusion and exclusion criterion. Selection of papers resulted in 38 selected papers. During 10 last 10 years, This reseach become hot of topic research especially in Asia. This SLR proves that performance of MCA based FPGA is reliable and compatible with various of detector types. This MCA has been used for spectroscopy applications such as monitoring radiation, diagnostic medicine, industrial imaging and security screening. The implications of this study can used as reference for future research of development MCA based FPGA for enviromental radiation monitoring based gamma spectroscopy.

Computed tomography (CT) offers an effective method of non-destructive testing for quality control in the manufacturing of complex parts. Using CT allows examination any internal anomaly of a sample like a defect, internal porosity, void detection, and cracks. However commercial X-ray CT equipment on markets is expensive. So it is required to develop low-cost X-ray CT equipment that provides good image quality and fast scanning. This paper describes the development of digital fluoroscopy-based X-ray CT system. It consists of an X-ray source, a rotary table system, a digital fluoroscopy detector, and a computer. This research uses a fluorescent screen to make the X-ray image visible which then digitized by a CMOS camera. The real-time radiographic image can be visualized and interpreted using a computer. These advantages make acquisition time for scanning images is reduced to only a few seconds. This equipment is relatively cheaper than the same system used in industry. It has been tested with an object of an aluminum step wedge cylinder by scanning 361 images, which were then reconstructed using the Octopus Reconstruction 8.9 software with a filtered back-projection method. The resulting image quality is quite good as it is easily interpreted by the user’s eyesight. The implication of this research is the possibility of producing a low-cost X-ray CT equipment made within the country.

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