X-ray laminography device, object imaging system, and method for operating a security system
AssigneeMorpho Detection, Inc.
InventorChristopher W. Crowley
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Abstract
An x-ray laminography device includes at least one x-ray detector and at least one x-ray source coupled in coordinated traversal with the at least one x-ray detector. The at least one x-ray source is configured to generate and transmit x-rays. The at least one x-ray detector and the at least one x-ray source traverse an at least partially radial travel path in unison about an object such that the object is illuminated with x-rays from a plurality of oblique radial angles defined between the at least one x-ray source and the object.
Claims20
An x-ray laminography device, comprising:
- at least one x-ray detector;
- and
- at least one x-ray source coupled in coordinated traversal with said at least one x-ray detector, said at least one x-ray source configured to generate and transmit x-rays, said at least one x-ray detector and said at least one x-ray source configured to traverse an at least partially radial travel path in unison about an object, the object is illuminated with x-rays from a plurality of oblique radial angles defined between said at least one x-ray source and the object.
An object imaging system, comprising:
- at least one processing system;
- a traveling belt operatively coupled to said at least one processing system;
- and
- an x-ray laminography device comprising:
- at least one x-ray detector coupled to said at least one processing system;
- and
- at least one x-ray source coupled in coordinated traversal with said at least one x-ray detector, said at least one x-ray source configured to generate and transmit x-rays, said at least one x-ray detector and said at least one x-ray source configured to traverse an at least partially radial travel path in unison about an object, the object is illuminated with x-rays from a plurality of oblique radial angles defined between said at least one x-ray source and the object.
A method for operating a security system, said method comprising:
- directing coordinated traversal of at least one x-ray detector and at least one x-ray source about an object along a travel path at least partially defined radially about the object;
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- illuminating the object with x-rays directed from a plurality of oblique radial angles defined between the at least one x-ray source and the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.