Carry-on baggage tomography scanning system
US7072434B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/419
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tomography scanner system including a gantry having an outer, non-rotating support ring, and an inner rotatable component ring supported for rotation within the support ring about a rotation axis of the gantry. An x-ray source and an x-ray detector array are secured to the rotatable component ring for rotation with the component ring, and an x-ray containment shield encloses the x-ray source and the x-ray detector array and is secured to the rotatable component ring for rotation with the component ring.
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