Stationary tomographic X-ray imaging systems for automatically sorting objects based on generated tomographic images

An X-ray imaging system for scanning an object, the system comprising:

• stationary X-ray sources configured at least partially around an imaging volume;
• detectors configured at least partially around the imaging volume, wherein the detectors are configured to detect X-rays emitted from the stationary X-ray sources and are configured to generate X-ray image data;
• at least one processor configured to execute programmatic instructions that, when executed, receive the X-ray image data and generate at least a tomographic image from the X-ray image data, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the programmatic instructions to:
• determine a plurality of parameters from the X-ray image data;
• apply one or more decision trees to the determined plurality of parameters to generate an output;
• construct information based on the output;
• determine if the information is indicative of a threat;
• allocate the object to a category indicative of safety based on a probability of the threat being present;
• and
• cause the object to be automatically sorted based on the category.