Patent · US Expired

Automatic material discrimination by using computer tomography

US7529341B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

Jens-Peter Schlomka · Hamburg, DE
Geoffrey Harding · Hamburg, DE
Bernd Schreiber · Heroldsbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 2004
Grant date	May 5, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 16, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01V5/226
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method and apparatus are provided for combining information obtained from CT and Coherent Scatter Computed Tomography to better determine whether there are dangerous materials in the baggage or not. Hence, the attenuation coefficient and the diffraction pattern of the item of baggage are used to determine whether the baggage should be cleared.

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