Computed tomography system for cargo and transported containers
US9865066B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2211/416
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An imaging system includes an x-ray or gamma ray source that emits an x-ray or gamma ray beam, a tunnel having a plurality of detectors, and a translatable platform. The detectors each receive a portion of the beam. The translatable platform supports cargo or a transported container and moves through the tunnel so that the cargo or transported container crosses the portions of the beam received by the detectors. The translatable platform may rotate and move through the tunnel at multiple angles. The imaging system may also include a computer and a graphical interface. The computer may receive information collected by the detectors and may reconstruct a three-dimensional image of the cargo or transported container. The graphical interface may display the three-dimensional image or information derived from the three-dimensional image. According to other embodiments, a system for creating a three-dimensional image may receive data from a wide vertical beam angle and generate and output a three-dimensional model.
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