Patent ID: 8472583

Claim:
A scanning system for examining contents of an object, the scanning system comprising: a frame encompassing, at least in part, a first interior region; at least one detector positioned and configured within the first interior region to encompass, at least in part, a second interior region within the first interior region, wherein an object to be examined is positionable within the second interior region; a robotic arm movably supported by the frame; a radiation source to generate a radiation beam to examine at least a portion of an object positioned within the second interior region, the radiation source being pivotally coupled to the robotic arm and movable by the robotic arm to examine the object from a plurality of positions at least partially around the object; and a conveying system to move the object, at least in part, through the second interior region; wherein: radiation is detected by at least one of the at least one detectors after interaction with the object, from at least some of the plurality of positions; and the robotic arm is configured to pivot the radiation source to aim the radiation source toward the object from at least some of the plurality of positions.