System and method for cabinet x-ray systems with 3-D optical imaging reconstruction

A cabinet x-ray system incorporating a real-time camera, comprising:

• a computer;
• a base unit including an image processor and a display;
• an imaging chain incorporated into the base unit, including:
• an x-ray source with an x-ray detector;
• a scanner including the real time camera configured to capture a three dimensional image of a specimen concurrently with an acquisition of an x-ray image, wherein the computer is configured to:
• control a first motor and a second motor to move the real-time camera in a substantially rectangular path;
• rotate the camera about at least one of a first axis extending in a first direction or a second axis extending in a second direction;
• and
• rotate the camera about the second axis while the camera is moving in the first direction;
• an interface for enabling a signal to be transferred from the real-time camera to the computer, and
• a laser for constructing a 3-dimensional model of the specimen for which the three dimensional image and x-ray image are acquired.