GB2544687B - X-ray inspection system - Google Patents

X-ray inspection system

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GB2544687B
GB2544687B GB1703232.7A GB201703232A GB2544687B GB 2544687 B GB2544687 B GB 2544687B GB 201703232 A GB201703232 A GB 201703232A GB 2544687 B GB2544687 B GB 2544687B
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inspection system
ray inspection
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inspection
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James Morton Edward
Baldwin Francis
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Rapiscan Systems Inc
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Rapiscan Systems Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N23/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00
    • G01N23/02—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material
    • G01N23/06—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption
    • G01N23/083—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
    • G01N23/087—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays using polyenergetic X-rays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/20—Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V5/00—Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
    • G01V5/20—Detecting prohibited goods, e.g. weapons, explosives, hazardous substances, contraband or smuggled objects
    • G01V5/22—Active interrogation, i.e. by irradiating objects or goods using external radiation sources, e.g. using gamma rays or cosmic rays

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  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
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GB1703232.7A GB2544687B (en) 2011-02-22 2011-02-22 X-ray inspection system
GB1315125.3A GB2501661B (en) 2011-02-22 2011-02-22 X-ray inspection system and method

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GB2544687A GB2544687A (en) 2017-05-24
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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0115125A1 (en) * 1982-11-26 1984-08-08 The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Alabama For Its Division University Of Alabama In Birmingham Radiation detectors and energy discriminating apparatus and methods using such detectors
US4845731A (en) * 1985-06-05 1989-07-04 Picker International Radiation data acquistion
US4963746A (en) * 1986-11-25 1990-10-16 Picker International, Inc. Split energy level radiation detection
US20090147910A1 (en) * 2007-12-07 2009-06-11 General Electric Company System and method for energy sensitive computed tomography

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0115125A1 (en) * 1982-11-26 1984-08-08 The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Alabama For Its Division University Of Alabama In Birmingham Radiation detectors and energy discriminating apparatus and methods using such detectors
US4845731A (en) * 1985-06-05 1989-07-04 Picker International Radiation data acquistion
US4963746A (en) * 1986-11-25 1990-10-16 Picker International, Inc. Split energy level radiation detection
US20090147910A1 (en) * 2007-12-07 2009-06-11 General Electric Company System and method for energy sensitive computed tomography

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