Patent ID: 8155272
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G01N,G01V,H01J,H05G

Abstract:
1. An x-ray scanning device comprising: at least one target adapted to convert electron beam (e-beam) energy into x-ray energy, the at least one target arranged to provide at least some of the x-ray energy through an inspection region, the inspection region including an imaging plane wherein a cross-section of an object being scanned is exposed to the x-ray energy; at least one array of detectors adapted to detect x-ray radiation emitted from the at least one target and passing through the inspection region; a first e-beam source and a second e-beam source, each configured to generate e-beam energy and arranged to generate a first e-beam and a second e-beam, respectively, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the imaging plane; a vacuum tube coupled to both the first e-beam source and the second e-beam source in which the first e-beam and the second e-beam pass; and at least one first deflector arranged to deflect the first e-beam and at least one second deflector arranged to deflect the second e-beam generated by the first e-beam source and the second e-beam source, respectively, to impinge on the at least one target.