Patent Document ID: 9035236
Application ID: 14124504
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of detecting high atomic number materials within a container, said method comprising: modeling said container as a plurality of volume elements; for each muon of a plurality of muons passing through said container: receiving information related to an initial trajectory of said each muon; receiving information related to a final trajectory of said each muon; creating, based on an initial trajectory vector formed based on said information related to said initial trajectory, a set of initial outer prong vectors; creating, based on a final trajectory vector formed based on said information related to said final trajectory, a set of final outer prong vectors; creating a plurality of vector combinations from: a selected initial vector, selected from among said initial trajectory vector and said set of initial outer prong vectors; and a selected final vector, selected from among said final trajectory vector and said set of final outer prong vectors; for each vector combination of said plurality of vector combinations: determining a metric; associating said metric with said each vector combination; for each volume element of said plurality of volume elements: determining a subset of said plurality of vector combinations to associate with said each volume element; determining an estimated scattering density based on said metrics associated with said subset of said plurality of vector combinations; assigning said estimated scattering density to said each volume element; and based on said estimated scattering density assigned to said each volume element, generating a three dimensional image of said container.