Systems and methods for multi-view imaging and tomography
US9778391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05H9/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Radiation scanning systems providing multiple views of an object in different planes and a reconstruction algorithm for reconstructing quasi-three-dimensional images from a limited number of views. A system may include bend magnets to direct accelerated charged particles to multiple targets in different viewing locations. Another system collimates radiation generated by a plurality of radiation sources into multiple beams for scanning an object at multiple angles. The object may be a cargo container, for example. The reconstruction algorithm uses an optimization algorithm and imaging and feasibility models to reconstruct quasi-three-dimensional images from the limited number of views.
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