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X-ray backscatter mobile inspection van

  • US 20040256565A1
  • Filed: 12/26/2002
  • Published: 12/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An inspection system for inspecting an object, the system comprising:

  • a. an enclosed conveyance characterized by an enclosing body;

    b. a source of penetrating radiation contained entirely within the body of the enclosed conveyance for generating penetrating radiation;

    c. a spatial modulator for forming the penetrating radiation into a beam for irradiating the object with a time-variable scanning profile;

    d. a detector module contained entirely within the body of the enclosed conveyance, for generating a scatter signal based on penetrating radiation scattered by contents of the object;

    e. a proximity sensor for generating a relative motion signal based on a relative disposition of the enclosed conveyance and the inspected object; and

    f. a controller for forming the signal into an image of the contents of the object based in part on the scatter signal and the relative motion signal.

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