Scanning systems with dynamically adjustable shielding systems and related methods
US11029441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/643
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Scanning systems may include a stator, a rotor supporting at least one radiation source and at least one radiation detector rotatable with the rotor, and a motivator operatively connected to the rotor. The stator, the rotor, the at least one radiation source, and the at least one radiation detector may be located within a housing. A conveyor system may extend through the housing and the rotor. A shielding system including a series of independently movable energy shields sized, shaped, and positioned to at least partially occlude a pathway along which the conveyor system extends may extend from an entrance to the housing, through the rotor, to an exit from the housing. A control system may be configured to cause the shielding system to automatically and dynamically move individual energy shields in response to advancement of one or more objects supported on the conveyor system.
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