X-ray scanning system and method for inspecting an object

A method of x-ray scanning and inspecting an object, the method comprising:

• moving at least one of a first mobile x-ray scanner and the object being scanned, wherein the object or the first mobile x-ray scanner is moved relative to the other;
• scanning a first side of the object with the first mobile x-ray scanner, while the at least one of the first mobile x-ray scanner and the object are moving, and generating a first compilation of scanning data;
• moving at least one of a second x-ray scanner and the object being scanned, wherein the object or the second x-ray scanner is moved relative to the other;
• scanning a second side of the object with the second x-ray scanner, while the at least one of the second x-ray scanner and the object are moving, and generating a second compilation of scanning data, wherein the second side of the object is different than the first side of the object;
• integrating the first compilation of scanning data with the second compilation of scanning data;
• inspecting the integrated compilations of scanning data and thereby inspecting the scanned object;
• and
• at least one of a) and b), wherein a) and b) are:
• a) measuring or sensing at least one of a first distance between the first mobile x-ray scanner and the first side of the object being scanned and a second distance between the second x-ray scanner and the second side of the object being scanned;
• and
• mitigating vertical scaling artifacts with the at least one measured or sensed distance;
• and
• b) resampling at least one of a vertical dimension of the object being scanned and a horizontal dimension of the object being scanned, with at least one of the first mobile x-ray scanner and the second x-ray scanner;
• and
• mitigating at least one of a vertical scaling artifact and a horizontal scaling artifact, with the at least one resample.

A data integrator configured and disposed to integrate a first compilation of scan data and a second compilation of scan data, the data integrator comprising:

• a data receiver configured to receive the first compilation of scan data and the second compilation of scan data;
• the first compilation of scan data comprises x-ray scatter imaging data of a first side of an object being scanned and is generated with a first mobile x-ray scanner having at least one x-ray beam source and at least one x-ray detector;
• the second compilation of scan data comprises x-ray imaging data of a second side of the object being scanned and is generated with a second x-ray scanner having at least one x-ray beam source and at least one x-ray detector;
• the data integrator is characterized by at least one of a) and b, wherein a) and b are:
• a) the data integrator is configured to receive at least one of a first distance between the first mobile x-ray scanner and the first side of the object being scanned and a second distance between the second x-ray scanner and the second side of object being scanned and to mitigate vertical scaling artifacts with the at least one received distance;
• and
• b) the data integrator is configured to resample at least one of a vertical dimension of the object being scanned and a horizontal dimension of the object being scanned, with at least one of the first mobile x-ray scanner and the second x-ray scanner, and to mitigate at least one of a vertical scaling artifact and a horizontal scaling artifact, with the at least one resample.