Inspection system with a matrix and method

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one system for inspection of a load, comprising:
• a detection device configured to detect, after transmission through the load, successive radiation pulses emitted at a predetermined frequency by a source, the load being in movement in an inspection direction, at an inspection speed with respect to the system, the radiation pulses comprising at least one of x-ray radiation, gamma radiation, or neutron radiation,
• the detection device comprising a matrix of a plurality of arrays of detectors, the matrix of detectors defining a matrix width, the matrix width such that the detection device is configured to detect a current radiation pulse irradiating at least a current part of the load, the current radiation pulse overlapping, at least partly, a part of the load irradiated by at least one type of radiation pulses taken from the list comprising:
• preceding radiation pulses of the successive radiation pulses or following radiation pulses of the successive radiation pulses, and
• a processing unit configured to process data associated with the detection device to generate images of the load, based on the inspection speed of the load and the predetermined frequency of the successive radiation pulses, the processing unit configured to remap the images when overlapping of at least one set of successive radiation pulses occurs and thereby account for any repeat imaging of a given part of the load,
• wherein the matrix has a width associated with the inspection direction, the width of the matrix being based on the inspection speed of the load and the predetermined frequency of the successive radiation pulses;
• and
• a source configured to emit the successive radiation pulses at the predetermined frequency.

A method of inspection of a load, comprising:

• detecting, after transmission through the load, successive radiation pulses emitted at a predetermined frequency by a source, the load being in movement in an inspection direction, at an inspection speed with respect to the system, the detection being on a detection device comprising a matrix of a plurality of arrays of detectors, the radiation pulses comprising at least one of x-ray radiation, gamma radiation, or neutron radiation, the matrix of detectors defining a matrix width, the matrix width such that the detection device is configured to detect a current radiation pulse irradiating at least a current part of the load, the current radiation pulse overlapping, at least partly, a part of the load irradiated by at least one type of radiation pulses taken from the list comprising:
• preceding radiation pulses of the successive radiation pulses or following radiation pulses of the successive radiation pulses, and
• processing data associated with the detection device to generate images of the load using a processing unit, based on the inspection speed of the load and the predetermined frequency of the successive radiation pulses, the processing unit configured to remap the images of the load when overlapping of at least one set of successive radiation pulses occurs and thereby account for any repeat imaging of a given part of the load,
• wherein the matrix has a width associated with the inspection direction, the width of the matrix being based on the inspection speed of the load and the predetermined frequency of the successive radiation pulses.