Image reconstruction method and system

Abstract

A method of construction of a 3-dimensional image from the scanning of an object by penetrating radiation is described comprising: causing an object to pass through a static radiation field; rotating the object as it passes through the static radiation field; thereby successively collecting a plurality of scanned image slices as the object passes through the radiation field; using the image slices to form a 3-dimensional image. A scanning system for construction of a 3-dimensional image from the scanning of an object by penetrating radiation is also described comprising: an object scanner comprising a radiation generator to generate a static imaging radiation field and a radiation detector spaced therefrom to define an imaging zone; an object handler adapted to cause the object to move relative to and pass through the static imaging radiation field and simultaneously rotate the object as it passes through the static imaging radiation field; an image data collector to successively collect scanned image slices as the object passes through the imaging radiation field; an image data processor to process the image slices to form a 3-dimensional image.

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