Patent Document ID: 9778391
Application ID: 14218699
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A radiation scanning system to examine an object, the system comprising: a source of charged particles; a radio frequency accelerator to accelerate charged particles provided by the source of charged particles, the radio frequency accelerator having an input to receive the charged particles and an output for exit of accelerated charged particles from the radio frequency accelerator; a first electromagnet; a first pipe at the output of the radio frequency accelerator to guide accelerated charged particles along a path to the first electromagnet; a second pipe coupled to the first electromagnet, and a third pipe coupled to the first electromagnet, wherein the first electromagnet is configured to selectively allow passage of the accelerated charged particles to the third pipe and to selectively direct accelerated charged particles to the second pipe; at least one second electromagnet along the third pipe; a fourth pipe coupled to the at least one second electromagnet, wherein the at least one second electromagnet is configured to deflect accelerated charged particles to the fourth pipe; at least one first target, at least one second target, and at least one third target proximate each of the second pipe, the third pipe, and the fourth pipe, respectively, wherein impact of the at least one first target, the at least one second target, and the at least one third target by the accelerated charged particles causes generation of radiation to scan the object at different viewing angles; a respective third electromagnet coupled to the second pipe, the third pipe, and/or the fourth pipe, respectively, to selectively direct the accelerated charged particles to one of the at least one first target, the at least one second target, and/or the at least one third target, respectively; at least one detector to detect radiation generated by the at least one first target, the at least one second target, and the at least one third target, after interacting with the object; and at least one processing device to control operation of the first electromagnet, the at least one second electromagnet, and the third electromagnet, and reconstruct images from data collected from the at least one detector.