Patent ID: 11940395
Assignee: VIDERAY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A handheld backscatter x-ray imaging system, comprising:
an outer housing including a plurality of handles;
a display screen located in the outer housing and viewable with the handheld backscatter x-ray imaging system held with the plurality of handles, the display screen configured to display an x-ray image;
a source of x-ray energy configured to generate an x-ray beam, the source of x-ray energy located within the outer housing;
a collimator configured to narrow the x-ray beam; and
a chopper wheel having a planar surface configured to face in a direction of the collimator, a central axis, a plurality of slits extending through the chopper wheel in a radially-outward direction relative to the central axis, a first projection extending from the planar surface in a direction of the collimator, the first projection located radially outward of the plurality of slits and provided for 360 degrees about the central axis, and a second projection extending from the planar surface in the direction of the collimator, the second projection located radially inward of the plurality of slits and provided for 360 degrees about the central axis.