WO2009101572A3 - X- ray apparatus, particularly for security applications - Google Patents

X- ray apparatus, particularly for security applications Download PDF

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WO2009101572A3
WO2009101572A3 PCT/IB2009/050526 IB2009050526W WO2009101572A3 WO 2009101572 A3 WO2009101572 A3 WO 2009101572A3 IB 2009050526 W IB2009050526 W IB 2009050526W WO 2009101572 A3 WO2009101572 A3 WO 2009101572A3
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security applications
ray apparatus
person
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Udo Van Stevendaal
Peter Forthmann
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Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards Gmbh
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    • 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
    • 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
    • G01V5/222—Active interrogation, i.e. by irradiating objects or goods using external radiation sources, e.g. using gamma rays or cosmic rays measuring scattered radiation
    • 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
    • G01V5/226—Active interrogation, i.e. by irradiating objects or goods using external radiation sources, e.g. using gamma rays or cosmic rays using tomography

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Abstract

The invention relates to an X-ray apparatus (100) and a method for the examination of a subject (1), comprising the irradiation of the subject (1) with X-rays and the detection of backscattered/reflected photons (X') as well as transmitted photons (X). The apparatus may particularly be used in security applications, e.g. at an airport, for detecting suspect things concealed by a person (1). As an additional benefit, the transmission images of the person (1) may be evaluated with respect to medical anomalies, for example suspect lung nodules.
PCT/IB2009/050526 2008-02-14 2009-02-09 X- ray apparatus, particularly for security applications WO2009101572A2 (en)

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US4799247A (en) * 1986-06-20 1989-01-17 American Science And Engineering, Inc. X-ray imaging particularly adapted for low Z materials
US20070235652A1 (en) * 2006-04-10 2007-10-11 Smith Steven W Weapon detection processing
WO2007131038A2 (en) * 2006-05-02 2007-11-15 Multi-Dimensional Imaging, Inc. Scanner and method for transmission and scatter imaging

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US4799247A (en) * 1986-06-20 1989-01-17 American Science And Engineering, Inc. X-ray imaging particularly adapted for low Z materials
US20070235652A1 (en) * 2006-04-10 2007-10-11 Smith Steven W Weapon detection processing
WO2007131038A2 (en) * 2006-05-02 2007-11-15 Multi-Dimensional Imaging, Inc. Scanner and method for transmission and scatter imaging

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VOGEL ET AL: "Search by X-rays applied technology", EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE, NL, vol. 63, no. 2, 15 August 2007 (2007-08-15), pages 227 - 236, XP022200118, ISSN: 0720-048X *

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