The present disclosure provides a radiation inspection apparatus and a radiation inspection method. The radiation inspection apparatus includes: a radiation inspection device comprising a ray source and a detector that cooperates with the ray source to perform scanning inspection on an object to be inspected, the radiation inspection device having an inspection channel for the object to be inspected to pass through when scanning inspection is performed thereon; and traveling wheels provided at the bottom of the radiation inspection device to enable the radiation inspection apparatus to travel in an extension direction of the inspection channel, and the traveling wheels are configured to rotate 90° to enable the radiation inspection apparatus to travel in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the inspection channel.

The present specification discloses a multi-view X-ray inspection system having, in one of several embodiments, a three-view configuration with three X-ray sources. Each X-ray source rotates and is configured to emit a rotating X-ray pencil beam and at least two detector arrays, where each detector array has multiple non-pixellated detectors such that at least a portion of the non-pixellated detectors are oriented toward both the two X-ray sources.

An imaging apparatus 10 for generating an image of a subject including a scanning arrangement which includes an energy emitting source 20 and a detector 22 housed within a housing 12. The housing defines a scanning zone 24 in which the subject is operatively positioned for scanning. A displacing arrangement 36 which includes a U-shaped belt-and-pulley drive arrangement is configured to displace the scanning arrangement relative to the housing 12 in a scanning direction. The housing 12 has a first door and second door defining a substantially linear pathway through the scanning zone. A motor 38 and horizontal drive belts 40 are disposed below the scanning zone and are not displaced relative to the housing in the scanning direction in which the energy emitting source and detector are displaced during scanning such that the displacing arrangement does not restrict or impede movement of the subject through the scanning zone.

This disclosure relates to a method for security inspection of baggage and/or personal items. This disclosure also relates to a kit of parts with a detachable single-use inlay and an X-ray tray of a security check at an airport.

An automatic threat recognition (ATR) system is disclosed for scanning an article to recognize contraband items or items of interest contained within the article. The ATR system uses a CAT scanner to obtain a CT image scan of objects within the article, representing a plurality of 2D image slices of the article and its contents. Each 2D image slice includes information forming a plurality of voxels. The ATR system includes a computer and determines which voxels have a likelihood of representing materials of interest. It then aggregates those voxels to produce detected objects. The detected objects are further classified as items of interest vs. not of interest. The ATR system is based on learned parameters for a novel interaction of global and object context mechanisms. ATR system performance may be optimized by using jointly optimal global and object context parameters learned during training. The global context parameters may apply to the article as a whole and facilitate object detection. The object context parameters may apply to the individual object detections.

An X-ray imaging system includes a frame; a gantry mounted on the frame; an electromagnetic linear drive coupled to the gantry for translating the gantry in a horizontal direction; a C-arm mounted on the gantry, the C-arm rotatable across at least a 90 degree angle; an X-ray source mounted to one end of C-arm; an X-ray detector array mounted to the opposite end of the C-arm. The array is formed of a plurality of array elements, each array element formed of a plurality of linear detectors. Each array element is mounted perpendicular to a radial line between a focal spot of the X-ray source and a middle of each array element, and the X-ray detector array has a focal point at the X-ray source.

An example method to characterize an anomaly includes obtaining information about an item using a first mode scan and detecting whether the item contains an anomaly based on the information. The method further includes determining, responsive to detecting the anomaly, an area of interest of the item corresponding to a location of the anomaly, and determining a strategy including a procedure to obtain other information of the area of interest. The method refines a characterization of the anomaly based on the other information, and compares the characterization of the anomaly to a predetermined criterion. The method iteratively revises the strategy to perform additional available procedures, to further refine the characterization of the anomaly. When the characterization of the anomaly meets the predetermined criterion corresponding to a prohibited item, the method identifies the anomaly as prohibited.

The present specification describes a system for eliminating X-ray crosstalk between a plurality of X-ray scanning systems and passive radiation detectors. The system includes a frequency generator for generating a common operational frequency, a high-energy X-ray source or scanning system coupled with the frequency generator for receiving the common operational frequency and configured to modify the pulse repetition frequency of the high-energy X-ray source or scanning system in order to synchronize with the common operational frequency and a low-energy X-ray scanning system and/or passive radiation detection system coupled with the frequency generator for receiving the common operational frequency and having a processing module configured to remove data associated with the common operational frequency at an instance of time if the high-energy X-ray source or scanning system has emitted X-rays at the instance of time.

An X-ray inspection apparatus includes: an X-ray irradiation unit; a transport unit; an X-ray detection unit; and an X-ray shielding door. An inclined portion that is inclined downward from the one side toward the other side in the width direction when seen in the transport direction in the closed state is formed in at least a part of an inner surface of the X-ray shielding door. In the closed state, a lower end portion of the inclined portion in the vertical direction is located closer to the other side of the width direction than a position of an end portion of the transport unit on the one side of the width direction.

The present disclosure provides a radiation inspection apparatus and a radiation inspection method. The radiation inspection apparatus includes: a radiation inspection device comprising a ray source and a detector that cooperates with the ray source to perform scanning inspection on an object to be inspected, the radiation inspection device having an inspection channel for the object to be inspected to pass through when scanning inspection is performed thereon; and traveling wheels provided at the bottom of the radiation inspection device to enable the radiation inspection apparatus to travel in an extension direction of the inspection channel, and the traveling wheels are configured to rotate 90° to enable the radiation inspection apparatus to travel in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the inspection channel.