Portable Security Inspection System
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1. An inspection system for screening an object under inspection comprising:
- a container with four walls, a ceiling and a base that defines an enclosed volume;
at least one radiation source positioned within said enclosed volume, wherein emissions from said radiation source define a field of view;
at least one detector array positioned within said enclosed volume or physically attached to said container; and
a plurality of legs attached to said container at each of four corners, wherein said plurality of legs are extendable to at least one height position from ground level and wherein said at least one height position is determined using a plurality of data.
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Abstract
The present specification discloses a radiographic inspection system for screening an area. The inspection system has a container that defines an enclosed volume, a radiation source positioned within the enclosed volume, a detector array, a movable structure attached to a portion of the base of the container, and a controller programmed to move the movable structure to achieve an optimum height of the radiation source'"'"'s field of view based upon a plurality of data.
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1. An inspection system for screening an object under inspection comprising:
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a container with four walls, a ceiling and a base that defines an enclosed volume; at least one radiation source positioned within said enclosed volume, wherein emissions from said radiation source define a field of view; at least one detector array positioned within said enclosed volume or physically attached to said container; and a plurality of legs attached to said container at each of four corners, wherein said plurality of legs are extendable to at least one height position from ground level and wherein said at least one height position is determined using a plurality of data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An inspection system for deployment at a surveillance site, comprising:
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a container with four walls, a ceiling and a base that defines an enclosed volume, wherein said container is stowed on a trailer portion of a transportation vehicle; at least one radiation source positioned within said enclosed volume, wherein emissions from said radiation source define a field of view; at least one detector array positioned within said enclosed volume or physically attached to said container; and a plurality of legs attached to said container at each of four corners, wherein said plurality of legs are extendable by first moving said at least one of said plurality of legs horizontally outwards from said container and subsequently moving said plurality of legs vertically downwards so that the legs are in contact with the ground, thereby lifting said container off of said trailer portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of deploying an inspection system comprising:
- a container with four walls, a ceiling and a base that defines an enclosed volume, wherein said container is stowed on a trailer portion of a transportation vehicle;
at least one radiation source positioned within said enclosed volume, wherein emissions from said radiation source define a field of view;
at least one detector array positioned within said enclosed volume or physically attached to said container; and
a plurality of legs attached to said container at each of four corners of said container, the method comprising;extending at least one of said plurality of legs horizontally outwards from said four corners of said container; extending said plurality of legs vertically downwards so that said plurality of legs is in contact with the ground at a surveillance site; continuing to extend said plurality of legs vertically downwards to enable said container to be lifted off from the trailer portion and be supported fully on said plurality of legs at said surveillance site; and
,driving said trailer portion away from said surveillance site. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- a container with four walls, a ceiling and a base that defines an enclosed volume, wherein said container is stowed on a trailer portion of a transportation vehicle;
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