Patent ID: 9020096
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
1. A portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source, comprising: a vehicle having a first side facing said radiation source; a detector array physically attached to a movable boom having a proximal end and a distal end wherein said proximal end is physically attached to said vehicle, wherein said proximal end of the detector array defines a plane, and wherein the plane is non-parallel to said first side of the mobile vehicle; and at least one source of radiation wherein said radiation source is fixedly attached to said proximal end of said boom and emits a beam of radiation, said beam of radiation having a path, wherein said image is generated by introducing the target objects in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing said objects to radiation, and detecting radiation and wherein the path of the radiation beam forms an angle relative to said first side of greater than 90 degrees, such that scatter radiation emitted toward a driver of the vehicle is reduced.