A transport apparatus of an X-ray inspection system, the transport appartus comprising: a mover comprising a conveyor device configured to move objects (404; 506, 508) for inspection residing in object areas that support the objects (402; 502, 504) from a loading region to an inspection region and from the inspection region to an unloading region, the inspection region having an entrance and an exit, the unloading region being disposed at the exit of of the inspection region, and, the loading region being disposed at the entrance of the inspection region, the loading region including: first and second sides (218, 220) extending perpendicular to the conveyor device (128; 200), the first and second sides being located on opposite sides of the conveyor device (128; 200); a third side affixed to top regions of the first and second sides (218, 220) and spanning across the conveyor device (128; 200); a first set consisting of three or four X-ray attenuating curtains (228, 230, 232, 234), a pair of successive X-ray attenuating curtains of the first set of X-ray attenuating curtains synchronized with the mover to form an X-ray shielding compartment around an object in an object area (402; 502, 504) in the loading region without contacting the object; a first curtain mover configured to move the curtains of the first set of X-ray attenuating curtains (228, 230, 232, 234) into and out of the loading region between the object areas (402; 502, 504); and first and second rollers (240, 242) separated by a non-zero distance, each of the first and second rollers extending between the first and second sides (218, 220) and spanning across the conveyor device (128; 200), the first curtain mover being configured to loop around the first and second rollers (240, 242), and, rotation of at least one of the first and second rollers (240, 242) in a direction to translate the first curtain mover in the same direction; a second different set of X-ray attenuating curtains, a pair of successive X-ray attenuating curtains of the second different set of attenuating curtains being configured to form an X-ray shielding compartment around the object area in the unloading region without contacting the object; and a second curtain mover configured to move the curtains of the second set of X-ray attenuating curtains into and out of the unloading region between inspected objects; and a first motor configured to drive the conveyor device (128; 200); wherein the conveyor device (128; 200) further includes an actuator and a linkage, the linkage extending between one of the first and second rollers (240, 242) and the actuator converting translational motion of the conveyor device (128; 200) to rotational motion of said one of the first and second rollers (240, 242); such that the first motor drives the first curtain mover through the conveyor device (128; 200) and the linkage. first and second sides (218, 220) extending perpendicular to the conveyor device (128; 200), the first and second sides being located on opposite sides of the conveyor device (128; 200); a third side affixed to top regions of the first and second sides (218, 220) and spanning across the conveyor device (128; 200); a first set consisting of three or four X-ray attenuating curtains (228, 230, 232, 234), a pair of successive X-ray attenuating curtains of the first set of X-ray attenuating curtains synchronized with the mover to form an X-ray shielding compartment around an object in an object area (402; 502, 504) in the loading region without contacting the object; a first curtain mover configured to move the curtains of the first set of X-ray attenuating curtains (228, 230, 232, 234) into and out of the loading region between the object areas (402; 502, 504); and first and second rollers (240, 242) separated by a non-zero distance, each of the first and second rollers extending between the first and second sides (218, 220) and spanning across the conveyor device (128; 200), the first curtain mover being configured to loop around the first and second rollers (240, 242), and, rotation of at least one of the first and second rollers (240, 242) in a direction to translate the first curtain mover in the same direction; a second different set of X-ray attenuating curtains, a pair of successive X-ray attenuating curtains of the second different set of attenuating curtains being configured to form an X-ray shielding compartment around the object area in the unloading region without contacting the object; and a second curtain mover configured to move the curtains of the second set of X-ray attenuating curtains into and out of the unloading region between inspected objects; and a first motor configured to drive the conveyor device (128; 200); wherein the conveyor device (128; 200) further includes an actuator and a linkage, the linkage extending between one of the first and second rollers (240, 242) and the actuator converting translational motion of the conveyor device (128; 200) to rotational motion of said one of the first and second rollers (240, 242); such that the first motor drives the first curtain mover through the conveyor device (128; 200) and the linkage.