Automated system for rapid X-ray screening of hand luggage

A scanner, comprising:

• a housing;
• a first conveyor that transports a luggage piece into the housing;
• a first plurality of sensors that detects a presence of the luggage piece on the first conveyor;
• a second conveyor that transports the luggage piece through the housing for scanning;
• a second plurality of sensors that detects a presence of the luggage piece on the second conveyor;
• a pick up table for luggage pieces that do not require manual inspection;
• a third conveyor that transports a luggage piece to the pick up table;
• wherein the first conveyor does not move the luggage piece into the housing as long as a previous luggage piece was not sent to the pick up table or until the luggage piece is taken from the second conveyor for manual inspection;
• a first X-ray source with a first X-ray beam direction;
• a second X-ray source with a second X-ray beam direction, wherein the first and second X-ray beam directions are 50-60 degrees apart;
• wherein the first X-ray source has 100-160 KVolt on its anode;
• wherein the second X-ray source has 100-160 KVolt on its anode;
• a first detector that detects the first X-ray beam after the luggage piece passes through the first X-ray beam;
• and
• a second detector that detects the second X-ray beam after the luggage piece passes through the second X-ray beam.