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US 2025/0180494 A1Published application
Combined Scatter and Transmission Multi-View Imaging System
AssigneeRapiscan Systems, Inc.
InventorEdward James Morton
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Abstract
The present specification discloses a multi-view X-ray inspection system having, in one of several embodiments, a three-view configuration with three X-ray sources. Each X-ray source rotates and is configured to emit a rotating X-ray pencil beam and at least two detector arrays, where each detector array has multiple non-pixellated detectors such that at least a portion of the non-pixellated detectors are oriented toward both the two X-ray sources.
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An X-ray inspection system for scanning an object, the inspection system comprising:
- at least two rotating X-ray sources configured to simultaneously emit rotating X-ray beams, each of said X-ray beams defining a transmission path;
- at least two detector arrays, wherein each of said at least two detector arrays is placed opposite one of the at least two X-ray sources to form a scanning area;
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- at least one controller for controlling each of the X-ray sources to scan the object in a coordinated manner, such that the X-ray beams of the at least two X-ray sources do not cross transmission paths.
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An X-ray inspection system for scanning an object, the inspection system comprising:
- at least two X-ray sources configured to simultaneously emit rotating X-ray beams for irradiating the object, wherein each of said X-ray beams defines a transmission path;
- a detector array comprising at least one transmission detector placed between at least two backscatter detectors, wherein each of said backscatter detectors detects backscattered X-rays emitted by a first X-ray source placed on a first side of the object and wherein the transmission detectors detects transmitted X-rays emitted by a second X-ray source placed on an opposing side of the object;
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- at least one controller for controlling each of the X-ray sources to concurrently scan the object in a coordinated, non-overlapping, manner such that the transmission paths of each of said X-ray beams does not cross.
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