Patent ID: 7614788

Claim:
A computed tomography (CT) scanning system for scanning objects, said CT scanning system comprising: a structure at least partially defining a passage having an input opening and an outlet opening, said structure comprising a radiation shielding material; a gantry positioned within said structure, said gantry defining a gantry opening; a radiation source coupled to said gantry and configured to project a radiation beam towards a detector array coupled to said gantry on an opposite side of said gantry opening from said radiation source; and a conveyor configured to pass a plurality of tubs through said passage and said gantry opening, each tub of said plurality of tubs comprising a peripheral wall having a forward portion and a rearward portion configured to substantially block one of said input opening and said outlet opening as said plurality of tubs are passed through said structure, said forward portion and said rearward portion each comprising a radiation shielding material.