System and method for resolving threats in automated explosives detection in baggage and other parcels
First Claim
1. A threat resolution system configured to identify and resolving threats within packages comprising:
- an initial explosives detection CT scanning system for identifying a threat in a package based upon CT reconstructed information of the package and a nature of the threat;
a first secondary CT scanning system configured to resolve threats having a first nature as identified by the initial explosives detection CT scanning system; and
a second secondary CT scanning system configured to resolve threats having a second nature as identified by the initial explosives detection CT scanning system.
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Abstract
The CT threat resolution system includes an primary EDS scanning process to identify threats and the nature of threats and a plurality of secondary CT scanning processes to resolve threats. The primary EDS scanning process and secondary CT scanning processes can be either separate machines or multiple processes within a single scanner. The secondary scanning process may utilizes dual energy scanning and/or high resolution scanning to resolve threats based upon the nature of the threat. An alarm indicates threats which cannot be resolved by the secondary CT scanning process for further operator investigation. Threats may be reviewed and resolved by an operator before the secondary CT scanning process.
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14 Claims
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1. A threat resolution system configured to identify and resolving threats within packages comprising:
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an initial explosives detection CT scanning system for identifying a threat in a package based upon CT reconstructed information of the package and a nature of the threat; a first secondary CT scanning system configured to resolve threats having a first nature as identified by the initial explosives detection CT scanning system; and a second secondary CT scanning system configured to resolve threats having a second nature as identified by the initial explosives detection CT scanning system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of scanning packages for resolution of threats, the method comprising:
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performing an initial CT scan of a package; performing CT reconstruction on information from the initial CT scan to obtain CT reconstruction information; identifying at least one threat and at least one respective nature of the at least one threat based upon the CT reconstruction information; performing a secondary CT scan of a first type on the package where the packages has a threat of a first nature; performing a secondary CT scan of a second type on the package where the packages has a threat of a second nature; and resolving the at least one threats based upon at least one of the secondary CT scan of the first type and the secondary CT scan of the second type. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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