Patent ID: 9442082
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B,G01N,G01T,G01V

Claim Text:
1. An X-ray system for processing X-ray data to determine an identity of an object under inspection, comprising: an X-ray source for transmitting a plurality of X-rays, wherein said X-rays have a range of energies, through the object; and a detector array for detecting said transmitted X-rays, wherein said detector array comprises a first set of detectors and a second set of detectors, wherein each of said first set of detectors comprise scintillator material and a filter configured relative to the scintillator material such that the transmitted X-rays pass through the filter before passing through the scintillator material, wherein each of said second set of detectors comprise scintillator material and do not comprise a filter, and wherein 1% to 4% of the detector array comprises the first set of detectors and wherein 99% to 96% of the detector array comprises the second set of detectors.