It is especially when inspecting welds that oblique views at highest magnifications are most useful. Generally, welds are inspected by tilting the sample. The drawback of this approach is that moving the sample while taking an radiograph decreases image sharpness causing the image to be blurred. Furthermore, the further away the sample is located from the source of radiation, the smaller the geometric magnification that can be achieved. phoenix|x-ray’s ovhm technology (ovhm = oblique views at highest magnification), however, ensures highest geometric magnifications and oblique views of up to 70 degrees by making full use of the incident X-rays by pivoting the detector instead of the sample.