Patent ID: 9500601
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A luggage scanning apparatus, consisting of: a conveyer for moving the luggage through an interrogation space; a plurality of stationary X-ray point sources arranged to substantially encircle said interrogation space, said stationary X-ray point sources emitting X-rays that are directed to the luggage moving through said interrogation space; a plurality of individual detectors arranged to substantially encircle said interrogation space, said individual detectors positioned to receive said X-rays that are directed to the luggage moving through said interrogation space by said plurality of stationary X-ray point sources, said individual detectors oscillated relative to the luggage and to each other to increase resolution; and a controller adapted to control said stationary X-ray point sources to emit said X-rays from an individual stationary X-ray point source one at a time, and to control said individual detectors to detect said X-rays emitted by said individual stationary X-ray point source one at a time.