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X-ray tomography inspection systems

US8135110B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 2008
Grant dateMar 13, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2223/643
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is an X-ray scanning system with an X-ray source arranged to generate X-rays from X-ray source positions around a scanning region, a first set of detectors arranged to detect X-rays transmitted through the scanning region, a second set of detectors arranged to detect X-rays scattered within the scanning region, and a processor arranged to process outputs from the detectors to generate image data.

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