Patent ID: 6785360
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A personnel x-ray inspection system, comprising:an electron source that provides a pencil beam of electrons; an electromagnet assembly that receives said pencil beam of electrons and is configured and arranged to direct said beam of electrons along a line to form a scanning redirected beam under the control of a scan command signal; a target that is struck by said scanning redirected beam of electrons and generates a cone of x-rays that moves along a target line as a result of said scanning redirected beam; a collimator that receives said scanning cone of x-rays and generates a collimated traveling pencil beam, which is directed to a person under inspection; a rotating platform that translates the person under inspection through said collimated traveling pencil beam; a backscatter detector that detects backscattered x-rays, and provides a backscattered detected signal indicative thereof; and a system controller that provides said scan command signal, and which receives and processes said backscattered detected signal to provide an image signal indicative of the person under inspection.