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1. WO2000037928 - UNILATERAL HAND-HELD X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS

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Publication Number WO/2000/037928
Publication Date 29.06.2000
International Application No. PCT/US1999/029185
International Filing Date 09.12.1999
Chapter 2 Demand Filed 23.06.2000
IPC
G01N 23/04 2006.01
GPHYSICS
01MEASURING; TESTING
NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
23Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/-G01N17/178
02by transmitting the radiation through the material
04and forming images of the material
G01N 23/20 2006.01
GPHYSICS
01MEASURING; TESTING
NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
23Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/-G01N17/178
20by using diffraction of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating crystal structure; by using scattering of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating non-crystalline materials; by using reflection of the radiation by the materials
G21K 5/04 2006.01
GPHYSICS
21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
KTECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IRRADIATION DEVICES; GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES
5Irradiation devices
04with beam-forming means
CPC
G01N 23/20
GPHYSICS
01MEASURING; TESTING
NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
23Investigating 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
20by using diffraction of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating crystal structure; by using scattering of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating non-crystalline materials; by using reflection of the radiation by the materials
G01V 5/0025
GPHYSICS
01MEASURING; TESTING
VGEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
5Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
0008Detecting hidden objects, e.g. weapons, explosives
0016Active interrogation, i.e. using an external radiation source, e.g. using pulsed, continuous or cosmic rays
0025Measuring scattered radiation
G21K 5/04
GPHYSICS
21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
KTECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IRRADIATION DEVICES; GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES
5Irradiation devices
04with beam-forming means
Applicants
  • AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC. [US]/[US]
Inventors
  • GRODZINS, Lee
Agents
  • SUNSTEIN, Bruce, D.
Priority Data
60/113,41222.12.1998US
Publication Language English (EN)
Filing Language English (EN)
Designated States
Title
(EN) UNILATERAL HAND-HELD X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS
(FR) APPAREIL DE CONTROLE AUX RAYONS X MANUEL UNILATERAL
Abstract
(EN)
A hand-holdable inspection device (10) for three-dimensional inspection of a volume distal to a surface. The inspection device has a hand-holdable unit including a source of penetrating radiation (12) for providing a beam (14) of specified cross-section and a detector arrangement (46) for detecting penetrating radiation from the beam scattered by the object (36) in the direction of the detector arrangement and for generating a scattered radiation signal. Additionally, the inspection device has a controller (48) for characterizing the volume based at least on the scattered radiation signal. The detector arrangement includes one or more backscatter detectors that may be disposed asymmetrically with respect to the beam and at differing displacements with respect to the surface.
(FR)
L'invention porte sur un dispositif de contrôle portable permettant de faire un examen tridimensionnel d'un volume éloigné d'une surface. Ce dispositif de contrôle comporte une unité portable comprenant une source de pénétration du rayonnement de façon à générer un faisceau d'une section transversale déterminée et un dispositif de détection permettant de détecter la pénétration du rayonnement provenant du faisceau diffusé par l'objet dans la direction du détecteur et de générer un signal de rayonnement diffusé. Ce dispositif de contrôle possède également un contrôleur permettant de caractériser le volume en fonction au moins du signal de rayonnement diffusé. Le dispositif de détection comprend un ou plusieurs détecteurs de rétrodiffusion qui peuvent être agencés de manière asymétrique par rapport au faisceau et à des déplacements différents par rapport à la surface.
Also published as
EP1110829
EP1147406
GB2357115
US6424695
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