Patent ID: 7020242

Claim:
An X-ray inspection system constructed and arranged to examine an item under inspection located at an inspection region, the system comprising: an X-ray source located at the inspection region to expose the item under inspection to X-ray radiation, and that is constructed and arranged to be movable in any of a first dimension, a second dimension and a third dimension; an X-ray detector to detect X-ray radiation as modified by the item under inspection, and that is constructed and arranged to be movable in the first dimension and the second dimension; a controller coupled to each of the X-ray source and the X-ray detector, to control movement of the X-ray source and the X-ray detector in the first and second dimensions; and a processor coupled to the controller that is configured to receive detection information from the X-ray detector, to process the detection information, and to provide processed information; wherein the controller is also configured to control movement of the X-ray source and the X-ray detector independently of each other in any of collinear directions and different directions to provide a plurality of X-ray views of the item under inspection at varying examination angles of the X-ray radiation; and wherein the processor is further configured to receive information about the item under inspection from a remote inspection device and to locate a region of interest in the item under inspection based on the information received.