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| 20080205590 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BINOCULAR STEROSCOPIC SCANNING RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING - In a binocular steroscopic scanning radiographic imaging method, X-rays emitted by the same radiation source are used. The X-rays pass through a double-slit collimator to form two X-ray beam sectors, which are symmetric or asymmetric and have an angle between them. The X-ray beam sectors, after penetrating through an object under detection, are received by the left and right detector array, respectively, then converted into electric signals to be inputted to the respective image acquisition systems, and received by a computer processing system for image processing and displaying. A system corresponding to the method comprises a radiation source, a beam controller, two mutually connected arms of detector arrays, image acquisition systems connected respectively to each of the detector arrays and a computer processing system. The present invention can display the transmission images detected by each of the detector arrays as well as tomograms with different depth reconstructed from the transmission images according to the principle of parallax. The present invention is convenient, fast in detection and realizes with low cost the recognition of objects of different depths. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080232541 | CT SCAN SECURITY CHECK DEVICE AND METHOD - A check process may be performed without rotation of a radiation source or detector. A CT scan security check device may include a radiation source and a detector forming a radiation detection area, a conveyer mechanism conveying an article along a path, and a multidimensional movement mechanism causing a relative displacement between the article and the radiation detection area in a vertical direction and causing the article to rotate about a vertical axis. A CT scan security check method may include: 1) displacing the article relative to the radiation detection area in the vertical direction; 2) rotating the article; 3) during the checked article passing through the radiation detection area, obtaining data regarding a radiation ray that passes through the article; and 4) transmitting the data for a CT arithmetic reconstruction. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080251156 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF IRRADIATION OF LOGS WITH ELECTRON BEAMS AS A PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENT - For quarantine treatment of a farming and forestry product for pest control, a method and a device may irradiate logs as a phytosanitary treatment with electron beams. The method may include: spreading the logs; aligning the spread logs to be flush at one end; conveying the spread and flush logs laterally; conveying the logs longitudinally through an irradiation field formed by accelerators to provide treatment of irradiation with the electron beams; throwing the irradiated logs out; and laterally conveying the logs away. The device may include a conveying device for conveying the logs, a shielding structure surrounding the conveying device, and accelerators provided in the conveying path of the conveying device. Two or more accelerators may be provided in centrosymmetry about the conveying path. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080253517 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF IRRADIATION OF LOGS WITH X-RAY AS A PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENT - A method for conducting irradiation of all logs of a whole vehicle with X-rays as a phytosanitary treatment may include: connecting a traction device and a goods carrying vehicle outside a shielding door; opening the door; the traction device pulling the vehicle into a tunnel; closing the shielding door; upon the vehicle reaching an irradiation region, accelerators generating X-rays; the traction device pulling the vehicle to pass through the irradiation region; stopping the X-rays; opening the door; the traction device pulling the vehicle away from the irradiation treatment tunnel; and disconnecting the traction device from the vehicle. A device may include a shielding structure, a tunnel formed therethrough; a rail along the tunnel; accelerators within the tunnel; and a traction device for pulling a vehicle carrying goods for quarantine treatment, the accelerators symmetrically arranged at both sides of and on the top of an irradiation region in the tunnel. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080310598 | Method for calibrating dual-energy CT system and method of image reconstruction - A method for calibrating a dual-energy CT system and an image reconstruction method are disclosed to calculate images of atomic number and density of a scanned object as well as its attenuation coefficient images at any energy level. The present invention removes the effect from a cupping artifact due to X-ray beam hardening. The method for calibrating a dual-energy CT system is provided comprising steps of selecting at least two different materials, detecting penetrative rays from dual-energy rays penetrating said at least two different materials under different combinations of thickness to acquire projection values, and creating a lookup table in a form of correspondence between said different combinations of thickness and said projection values. The image reconstruction method is provided comprising steps of scanning an object with dual-energy rays to acquire dual-energy projection values, calculating projection values of base material coefficients corresponding to said dual-energy projection values based on a pre-created lookup table, and reconstructing an image of base material coefficient distribution based on said projection values of base material coefficients. In this way, images of atomic number and density of an object as well as its attenuation coefficient images can be calculated from the images of the distribution of base material coefficients. Compared with the prior art technique, the method proposed in the present invention has advantages of simple calibration procedure, high calculation precision and invulnerability to X-ray beam hardening. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090003516 | X-Ct Scan System - An X-CT scan system includes a base, an object rotary support, an X-ray generation device and a data acquisition system, wherein one side of the detector is leveled to or beyond the prolong line of the connecting line between the X-ray source of the X-ray generation device and the center of the object rotary support, the length of the beyond portion is less than the radius of the imaging field. The advantage of the invention is in that the invention can reconstruct the entire image of the object by means of X-ray projection data which only covers half of the area of the object. Compared with the traditional CT scan system, half of the detector size can be saved at most. The X-CT scan system is simplified and the projection data amount for scan and computation amount for image reconstruction are also reduced with the reconstructed image quality guaranteed. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006019 | Method and device for inspection of drugs concealed in liquid articles - Disclosed are a method and a device for inspection of drugs concealed in liquid articles without opening the outer packages. The method comprises the steps of: emitting radiation beams to transmit through the liquid article; receiving the radiation beams transmitted through the liquid article to get multi-angle projection data; inversely operating the multi-angle projection data based on the uniformity of the liquid article to obtain an attribute value of the inspected liquid article; retrieving a reference attribute value in a pre-created database by using the identification information of the liquid article as an index, and calculating a difference between the calculated attribute value and the reference attribute value; and determining whether the difference is larger than a predefined threshold value; wherein it is concluded that there are drugs concealed in the liquid article when the difference is determined to be larger than the predefined threshold value. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090010387 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention discloses an radiation imaging system, comprising: an accelerator for generating rays which penetrate through the objects to be inspected and an synchronous signal; a detector with a plurality of detecting modules, adapted for detecting rays; a signal processor for generating a selection signal according to the synchronous signal, so as to select a detecting module for detecting the rays; a data converter for converting the signal detected by said detecting module into digital data, and then buffering the digital data in said signal processor; and a communication controller connected to an image processor, adapted for transmitting the digital data buffered in said signal processor to said image processor. The system according to the present invention allows high-speed and stable data acquisition and data conversion and accurate and reliable data transmission, when the data amount is significant. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090060128 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING CONTRABAND IN AVIATION CARGO CONTAINER - A device for inspecting contraband in an aviation cargo containers includes: a turntable located at an object inspecting position and configured to carry the object to be inspected and bring the object into rotation; an object conveying system; a scanning system including a radiation source and a detector which can synchronously move in the vertical direction; a turntable drive/control system which drives and controls rotation of said turntable so that the turntable can continuously rotate about its rotation axis or rotate to any predetermined angular position; a scanning drive/control system which drives and controls the radiation source and the detector into synchronous movement in the vertical direction so that the radiation source and the detector can continuously move in the vertical direction or move to any predetermined vertical position. The device of the present invention can scan the object and form images in various scanning modes to meet different needs. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090060129 | DEVICE FOR INSPECTING CONTRABAND IN AVIATION CARGO CONTAINER - A device for inspecting contraband in an aviation cargo container includes: a turntable and a scanning system, the scanning system including a radiation source; a detector; a radiation source mounting structure; and a detector mounting structure for mounting the detector. Each of said radiation source mounting structure and said detector mounting structure includes at least one column assembly. The radiation source and the detector are mounted on the column assembly and allowed to synchronously ascend and descend along said column assembly. By combining different movement modes of the turntable and the scanning system, the device of the present invention can scan the object in various scanning modes. The device is stable in structure, convenient in installation, and occupies a small space. The device can inspect aviation containers over two meters long and/or over two meters wide and achieve a relatively high passing rate of the objects. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090065698 | CONTROL UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIATION SOURCE AND RADIATION INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A radiation inspection system is disclosed. The radiation inspection system comprises: an inspection passage through which a moving object under inspection can pass, a radiation source disposed on a side of the inspection passage for emitting radiation, an array of detectors disposed on the other side of the inspection passage opposite to the radiation source for receiving the radiation emitted from the radiation source, a detector for detecting the moving object, and a controller for receiving a signal from the detector and controlling the radiation source to emit radiation when the detector detects the moving object for radiation imaging and inspection of the moving object. According to the radiation inspection system, the controller can control the radiation source to automatically emit radiation beam based on the detection signal from the detector for inspecting the moving object. As a result, inspection efficiency is improved, safety is increased, and misoperation of the radiation source is eliminated. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090065707 | INSPECTION CONTAINER - The present invention discloses an inspection container, comprising: a bottom and a sidewall, said bottom is coupled to one side of said sidewall to form a space, wherein, there are a plurality of protrudes set on the lower surface of said bottom. The inspection container further comprises a division part, which divides said space into a plurality of subspaces. With the solutions according to the present invention, it is possible to meet the requirement for inspecting a plurality of bottles at one time. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090092220 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSPECTION OF LIQUID ARTICLES - Disclosed are a method and a device for security-inspection of liquid articles with dual-energy CT imaging. The method comprises the steps of obtaining one or more CT images including physical attributes of liquid article to be inspected by CT scanning and a dual-energy reconstruction method; acquiring the physical attributes of each liquid article from the CT image; and determining whether there are drugs concealed in the inspected liquid article based on the difference between the acquired physical attributes and reference physical attributes of the inspected liquid article. The CT scanning can be implemented by a normal CT scanning technique, or a spiral CT scanning technique. In the normal CT scanning technique, the scan position can be preset, or set by the operator with a DR image, or set by automatic analysis of the DR image. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090110143 | INSPECTION SYSTEM, INSPECTION METHOD, CT APPARATUS AND DETECTION DEVICE - An inspection system is disclosed. The system comprises a CT apparatus. The CT apparatus includes a gantry, a radiation source connected with the gantry, a detection device connected with the gantry substantially opposite the radiation source, and a transfer device for transferring an object under inspection. The detection device comprises N rows of detectors arranged at predetermined intervals, where N is an integer greater than 1. With the inspection system according to the present invention, the CT apparatus can perform scanning imaging at a high rate to enable the CT apparatus and an scanning imaging device for obtaining a two-dimensional image of an object under inspection to simultaneously operate, thereby compensating each other's insufficiency. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090129544 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION - A method for substance identification and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The method comprises comprising steps of: transmitting an object under inspection using high-energy rays and low-energy rays, so as to obtain a high-energy transmission image and a low-energy transmission image for the object, wherein a value of each pixel in the high-energy image indicates a high-energy transparency of the high-energy rays with respect to corresponding parts of the object, and a value of each pixel in the low-energy image indicates a low-energy transparency of the low-energy rays with respect to corresponding parts of the object; calculating a value of a first function for the high-energy transparency and a value of a second function for the high-energy transparency and the low-energy transparency, for each pixel; and classifying locations determined by the value of the first function and the value of the second function using a pre-created classification curve, so as to identify the type of the substance of a part of the object corresponding to each pixel. With the present invention, it is possible to not only obtain a transmission image of the object, but also obtain material information in the object. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090136004 | TRAILER SECURITY INSPECTION SYSTEM - For a radiation imaging inspection system, apparatus, and/or method, the system, particularly a trailer security inspection system, may include a protective wall forming an inspection passage for passage of a trailer, a radiation imaging system effecting security inspection of the trailer passing through the inspection passage, and a traction arrangement for hauling the trailer. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090166530 | ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER AND METHOD THEREOF - An ion mobility spectrometer and method thereof are disclosed. The ion mobility spectrometer comprises an electrode and an ion source arranged adjacent to the electrode, wherein the ion mobility spectrometer further comprises: a single or a group of focusing guide electrodes arranged on the side of the ion source far away from the electrode and shaped as a funnel to output ions from the ion source; and a storage section arranged on the ion-outputting side of the focusing guide electrode for storing ions generated from the ion source. With the scheme of separating the ion source and the storage region, the present invention can facilitate exchange of different ion sources, so that a source can be replaced with another different source without any change in the subsequent configuration. The storage section can be made very thin in the direction of ion movement, its diameter can be very large, and the internal electric field is almost zero. Thus, it is possible to collect a huge amount of ions with a very small cluster thickness and a directional velocity of almost zero, leading to reduction in spread of ion mobility spectrum and increase in resolution. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090166532 | DRIFT TUBE STRUCTURE FOR ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER - A drift tube structure for ion mobility spectrometer is disclosed comprising electrode sheets and insulation parts arranged in alternation, with each electrode sheet being a mesh metal sheet having a radian or taper portion which is convexly curved toward an ion input. Further, the radian or taper portion of the electrode sheet has meshes of higher transparency. With the above structure of the present invention, an electric field having a periphery of uniform focusing center can be formed in the migration zone. The circular ring configuration of the electric field periphery can shield the migration electric field from any influence of external electric fields. The electrodes are each meshlike and have a circular hole at the center, thus they can focus and collect as many as possible ions that do not move along the central axis, and those ions moving along the central axis can pass through the electrodes transparently. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090168948 | Detector device and CT inspection system having the same - Disclosed is a detector device, comprising: an adjustable positioning base and a detector module. The adjustable positioning base includes: a horizontal plate being able to fixedly connect onto an annular rotation table or disk; and a vertical plate extending from the horizontal plate and generally perpendicular to the horizontal plate. A horizontal through long groove is provided at one side of the vertical plate, and the detector module is able to fixedly installed in said horizontal through long groove of the adjustable positioning base. By employing the technical solution defined in the present invention, the detector device has a compact structure, and precision adjustment and positioning for the detector device can be achieved. In addition, the present invention also provides a CT inspection system having the above detector device. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090168959 | ARTICLE DETECTION APPARATUS AND A DETECTING METHOD - The present invention discloses a detecting method of the article detection apparatus composed of an individual DR subsystem and an individual CT subsystem, the method comprising: obtaining a first projection data on ray attenuation coefficient by using the DR subsystem to project the A-layer of an article at a first projection angle, and obtaining a second projection data on ray attenuation coefficient by using the CT subsystem to project the A-layer of the article at a second projection angle different from the first projection angle; and judging whether the A-layer of the detected article exists a dangerous article based on the first projection data and the second projection data so as to obtain a first judgment on the A-layer of the detected article. In the present invention, by combining the projection data of the DR subsystem and the projection data of the CT subsystem, the data information to be used to judge the detected article is greatly increased, therefore, both the detection accuracy and speed are improved. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090262891 | LINEAR TRACK SCANNING IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In a linear track scanning imaging system and method, the imaging system may include: a ray generating unit having a plurality of ray sources that emit beams alternately, only one ray source at a time; an actuating arrangement causing an object under examination to move with respect to the linear track scanning imaging system along a linear track, leading the object to pass through a scanning area of the linear track scanning imaging system; a data collecting unit that collects projection data of the object for each ray source; an imaging unit that reconstructs an image of the object under examination based on the projection data collected for each ray source; and a display unit for displaying the reconstructed image. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090283694 | DOUBLE-FACED ION SOURCE - Disclosed is an ion source comprising a plate-shaped source body which has radioactivity on its both sides and allows positive and negative ions to penetrate through the source body. The present invention gives beneficial effects. First, the ion source structure can improve the ionization efficiency of sample molecules, and the generated sample ions have a centralized distribution within a flat space on both sides of the source body. Such distribution of ion cloud facilitates to improve the IMS sensitivity. Meanwhile, the source body of the present invention has a transmittance in itself. Thus, positive and negative ions generated on both sides of the source body can penetrate through the source body and be separated to the both sides of the source body. In this way, it is possible to improve the utilization efficiency of ions. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090289183 | SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD FOR TRACE DETECTOR - A sample processing system and a sample processing method for a trace detector are disclosed. The system comprises a sampling substrate for collecting a substance or substances from the surface of an object to be tested by contacting the sampling substrate with the surface of the object, and a trace detector. The trace detector includes a sample feeding device provided with a sample feeding part. The substance collected by the sampling substrate can be transferred to a surface of the sample feeding part so that the substance transferred to the surface of the sample feeding part can be detected. With the configuration of some embodiments of the present invention, a sampling substrate made of chemical fiber is used to collect a sample from the surface of an object to be tested by contacting the sampling substrate with the surface of the object to be tested. The sample collected by the sampling substrate is mechanically transferred to a metal film or mesh of the sample feeding device of the trace detector. Then, the metal film or mesh of the sample feeding device is heated to vaporize the sample and to release the sample vapor into the trace detector. Therefore, the efficiency of sample collection and desorption processes can be improved. In addition, the direct heating of a sampling substrate can be avoided so as to decrease the interference of the sampling substrate with trace detection. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090309013 | Electrode structure for drift tube in ion mobility spectrometer - Disclosed is an electrode structure for a drift tube in IMS comprising a ring electrode, for each of two surfaces of the ring electrode, at least a part adjacent to the inner radius is formed into a cone, and the angles formed between the cones and the axis of the ring electrode are different from each other. The electrode structure of the present invention can alleviate, even eliminate, the accumulation of space charges in the drift tube. Such structure is particularly suitable when the electric field in the drift tube is low in strength or a great number of ions pass through. Meanwhile, the structure allows a significant decrease in the size of the outer radius of the electrode, while the inner radius remains constant. In this way, it is possible to effectively reduce the outline size of the drift tube and thus make the IMS compact. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090310751 | ADJUSTING POSITIONER FOR RADIATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to an adjusting positioner for a radiation device, comprising: a clamping device detachably connected to the radiation device to clamp said radiation device; a supporter to which said clamping device is connected and a slide path is defined therebetween, wherein the clamping device clamping said radiation device is movable along said slide path in a predetermined direction; and an adjusting device coupled with said clamping device so as to drive said clamping device to move along said slide path. Since the present invention employs above technical solution, it is easy to adjust the position of the radiation device for example, X-ray device, so that the precisely positioning for the radiation device is achieved and a satisfying positioning accuracy is able to obtain. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090316136 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING MOVING OBJECT, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING MOVING OBJECT BY RADIATION IMAGING - Disclosed is a method for identifying a moving object, comprising: a driving-in step of moving a moving object into a passage, a velocity measuring step of measuring a moving velocity of the moving object, a light beam emitting step of emitting light beams from one side of the passage, a light beam receiving step of receiving the light beams not shielded by the moving object at other side of the passage, a profile determining step of determining a profile of at least one portion of the moving object based on the received light beams and the measured moving velocity of the moving object, and an identifying step of determining type of the moving object by comprising the profile of the at least one portion of the moving object with information of moving objects stored previously. The method and the system according to the present invention can adopt corresponding scanning controlling manners for different vehicles, so that inspection information of inspected vehicles is complete, inspection images are of high quality, and radiation dose received by drivers are minimal. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090320620 | DOOR-TYPE PASSENGER SECURITY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CONTRABAND ARTICLES SUCH AS NARCOTIC DRUGS, EXPLOSIVES - The present invention discloses a door-type passenger security inspection apparatus comprising: an air source supplying an air flow; a spraying device for spraying the air flow onto the body and clothes of a passenger being inspected; an air-spray moving device for moving the spraying device; a collecting device for collecting suspicious particles of contraband articles separated from the body and the clothes of the passenger; and a detecting device for detecting the suspicious particles of contraband articles collected by the collecting device. Further, the present invention also provides a method for passenger security inspection on prohibited-articles. With the technical solution of the present inventions contraband articles such as narcotic drugs and explosives may be detected reliably and effectively. Thus, aiming at the requirements of anti terror, the present invention is able to ensure the security of persons and facilities at important occasions, such as airports, stations, national defenses public security, fire protection, anti-terror, customs, environmental protection, scientific research. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090321638 | SECURITY INSPECTION DOOR - The present invention discloses a security inspection door comprising a narcotic drug/explosive detecting subsystem, a radioactive substance detecting subsystem and a metal detecting subsystem which are provided in a tank body, wherein electromagnetic radiation shields are respectively provided around the three detecting subsystems, so that the narcotic drug/explosive detecting subsystem, the radioactive substance detecting subsystem and the metal detecting subsystem are isolated from one another and are not interfered with one another. In the present invention, the narcotic drug/explosive detecting subsystem, the radioactive substance detecting subsystem and the metal detecting subsystem are combined together for the first time to form a novel security inspection door, so the narcotic drugs/the explosives, the radioactive substances and the dangerous metal articles can be detected at the same time. Further, in the present invention, electromagnetic radiation shields are respectively provided around the three detecting subsystems, so that the three detecting subsystems are isolated from one another and are not interfered with one another, and thus, the inspection reliability and the inspection accuracy are improved. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090323057 | RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY DETECTION METHOD - The present invention relates to a Raman spectroscopy system that includes a detection center. The detection center includes at least one light source for outputting exciting light which excites a detected object to generate Raman scattered light, and an analysis device for obtaining the Raman spectroscopy of the detected object. The Raman spectroscopy system further includes at least one detection terminal, each of which includes at least one Raman probe that each introduces the exciting light to the detected object, collects the Raman scattered light generated by the detected object, and returns said Raman scattered light to the detection center. The present invention also relates to a method for detecting Raman spectroscopy. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090323894 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME MARK OF SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are a method and a device for real-time mark for a high-energy X-ray dual-energy imaging container inspection system in the radiation imaging field. The method comprises the steps of emitting a first main beam of rays and a first auxiliary beam of rays having a first energy, and a second main beam of rays and a second auxiliary beam of rays having a second energy; causing the first and second main beams of rays transmitting through the article to be inspected; causing the first and second auxiliary beams of rays transmitting through at least one real-time mark material block; collecting values of the first and second main beams of rays that have transmitted through the article to be inspected as dual-energy data; collecting values of the first and second auxiliary beams of rays that have transmitted through the real-time mark material block as adjustment parameters; adjusting the set of classification parameters based on the adjustment parameters; and identifying the substance according to the dual-energy data based on adjusted classification parameters. The method according to the invention simplifies the mark procedure for a substance identification subsystem in a high-energy dual-energy system while improves the stability of the material differentiation result of the system. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100002843 | STANDING WAVE ELECTRON LINEAR ACCELERATOR AND INSTALLATION ADJUSTING DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention discloses a standing wave linear accelerator, comprising: a microwave device configured to generate microwave; an electron beam emitting device configured to emit electron beam; an accelerating device configured to receive the microwave generated by the microwave device and form a microwave electric field, to accelerate electron beams generated from the electron beam emitting device and undertake the accelerated electron beam targeting to emit X ray beam; a synchronous device generating synchronous pulse signal; and a quick beam emitting device receiving the synchronous pulse signal generated by the synchronous device, wherein the microwave device runs and generates microwave in advance before the operation of the electron beam emitting device based on the synchronous pulse signal, and the quick beam emitting device drives the electron beam emitting device to emit electron beam after power of the microwave generated by the microwave device reaches stable state, so that the accelerating device emits X ray beam. In the accelerator, the microwave system and the electron beam emitting device do not work at the same time, and the accelerator electron beam emitting system is started only when the AFC is put into operation and runs stably. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100040192 | IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR HIGH-ENERGY, DUAL-ENERGY CT SYSTEM - Disclosed is an image reconstruction method in a high-energy dual-energy CT system. The method comprises steps of scanning an objection with high-energy dual-energy rays to obtain high-energy dual-energy projection values, calculating projection values of base material coefficients corresponding to the dual-energy projection values on the basis of a pre-created lookup table or by analytically solving a set of equations, and obtaining an image of base material coefficient distribution based on the projection values of base material coefficients. The method provides a solution for reconstruction with high-energy dual energy CT technology and thus a more effective approach for substance identification and contraband inspection, thereby bringing a significant improvement on accuracy and efficiency in security inspection. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100065755 | Array-based ion storage system and method therefor - An array-based ion storage system and method are disclosed. The system comprises: an ion generation section; and an ion storage section comprising a first end electrode coupled to the ion generation section and formed as having a plurality of holes, a second end electrode formed as having a plurality of holes, an intermediate electrode formed as having a plurality of holes, a first insulator formed in the shape of a ring and sandwiched between the first end electrode and the intermediate electrode to insulate them from each other, and a second insulator formed in the shape of a ring and sandwiched between the intermediate electrode and the second end electrode to insulate them from each other. With the present invention, the ion storage section can be made thinner to facilitate consistency in ion extraction and reduce the spread of ion mobility spectrum peak. In addition, the first and second insulators each have a big hole, and thus the ions cannot bump onto the insulation material at both sides at the time of ion vibration or thermal movement in the storage space. Therefore, charge transfer and accumulation at the insulator and the subsequent discharge will not occur, suppressing instability of storage and loss of ions. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100102219 | ION GATE FOR DUAL ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an ion gate for a dual IMS and method. The ion gate includes an ion source, a first gate electrode placed on one side of the ion source, a second gate electrode placed on the other side of the ion source, a third gate electrode placed on the side of the first gate electrode away from the ion source, a fourth gate electrode placed on the side of the second gate electrode away from the ion source, wherein during the ion storage, the potential at the position on the tube axis of the ion gate corresponding to the first gate electrode is different from the potentials at the positions on the tube axis corresponding to the ion source and the third gate electrode, and the potential at the position on the tube axis corresponding to the second gate electrode is different from the potentials at the positions on the tube axis corresponding to the ion source and the fourth gate electrode. According to the present invention, after sample gas enters the ion gates, charge exchange with reaction ions occurs between the first gate electrode and the second electrode, and positive and negative ions are continuously stored into the storage regions for the positive and negative ions. This leads to an improvement of utility rate of ions. Then, the ions are educed in a step-wise manner from the storage regions for the positive and negative ions by a simple control of a combination of the electrodes. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100219776 | MULTI-ENERGY FREQUENCY-MULTIPLYING PARTICLE ACCELERATOR AND METHOD THEREOF - A multi-energy frequency-multiplying particle accelerator and a method thereof are disclosed in order to overcome the drawbacks of the existing accelerator, such as single energy level, beam current and operating frequency limited by a single power source. The accelerator comprises a pulse power generation unit for generating N pulse signals with different power levels, N is equal to or greater than 2; N microwave power generation units for, under the control of a control signal, generating N microwaves with different energy levels based on said N pulse signals, respectively; a power mixing unit having N entrances and one exit and for inputting a corresponding microwave among said N microwaves from each of said N entrances and outputting said N microwaves from said one exit; a particle beam generation unit for generating N particle beams in synchronization with said N is microwaves; and an accelerating unit for using said N microwaves to accelerate said N particle beams, respectively. Since the multi-energy frequency-multiplying particle accelerator of the present invention can output alternately particle beams of different energy levels and thus has improved operating frequency and multiplied power, it will find a wider application prospect in the field of radiograph imaging, radioactive medicine and radiation processing industry. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100243874 | PHOTONEUTRON CONVERSION TARGET - A photoneutron conversion target for generating photoneutrons by directing an x-ray beam at the photoneutron conversion target includes an elongated body having a first end and a second end. When the photoneutron conversion target is in use, the x-ray beam enters the body and propagates in a direction from the first end to the second end. The body of the photoneutron conversion target is shaped such that propagation of the x-ray beam is substantially proportionate to an intensity distribution of the x-ray beam, so that the greater an intensity of x-rays of the x-ray beam, the greater the propagation distance of the x-rays within the body of the photoneutron conversion target. The photoneutron conversion target according to the invention can make full use of the x-ray beam so as to increase a yield of photoneutrons. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100246763 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTRABAND DETECTION USING PHOTONEUTRONS AND X-RAYS - A method and a system for contraband detection in an object using photoneutrons and x-rays includes an x-ray generator that generates an x-ray main beam including a first x-ray beam and a second x-ray beam, the first x-ray beam being directed to pass through the object. A photoneutron conversion target is arranged to receive the second x-ray beam so as to generate photoneutrons, the photoneutrons being directed to enter the object and react with the object to emit characteristic γ-rays. An x-ray detecting arrangement is arranged to receive the first x-ray beam that has passed through the object in order to perform x-ray imaging detection of the detected object. A γ-ray detecting arrangement is arranged to receive the characteristic γ-rays in order to perform neutron detection of the object based on the characteristic γ-rays. The x-ray imaging detection and the neutron detection are simultaneously performed. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100266103 | PHOTONEUTRON CONVERSION TARGET AND PHOTONEUTRON - X RAY SOURCE - A photoneutron-x ray source includes a photoneutron conversion target, which outputs both photoneutrons and x-rays simultaneously. The photoneutron-x ray source includes an x-ray generator for generating an x-ray main beam that is applied to the photoneutron conversion target. The photoneutron conversion target generates photoneutrons upon the application of the x-ray main beam to the photoneutron conversion target. The photoneutron conversion target has a body that defines a passageway extending through the body and that is structured such that a first x-ray beam of the x-ray main beam can pass through the passageway without any reaction with the body, while a second x-ray beam of the x-ray main beam can enter the body and react with the body to emit the photoneutrons. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100284514 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSPECTION OF LIQUID ARTICLES - Disclosed are a method and a device for security-inspection of liquid articles with dual-energy CT imaging. The method comprises the steps of obtaining one or more CT images including physical attributes of liquid article to be inspected by CT scanning and a dual-energy reconstruction method; acquiring the physical attributes of each liquid article from the CT image; and determining whether the inspected liquid article is dangerous based on the physical attributes. The CT scanning can be implemented by a normal CT scanning technique, or a spiral CT scanning technique. In the normal CT scanning technique, the scan position can be preset, or set by the operator with a DR image, or set by automatic analysis of the DR image. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110024624 | PHASE CONTRAST IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for phase contrast imaging comprises: illuminating an object by terahertz radiation such that the terahertz radiation interacts with the object; illuminating a diffraction grating by the terahertz radiation that has interacted with the object; translating the diffraction grating along the direction of the grating wave vector, to measure, for each of different grating positions, an intensity distribution of the terahertz radiation that has interacted with the object and with the grating in a diffraction field; and retrieving a phase contrast image of the object from the intensity distributions. An apparatus for phase contrast imaging comprises: a terahertz radiation emitter for generating terahertz radiation, which illuminates an object to interact with the object; a diffraction grating, which is illuminated by the terahertz radiation that has interacted with the object; a terahertz radiation detector for measuring, for each of different grating positions, an intensity distribution of the terahertz radiation that has interacted with the object and with the grating in a diffraction field; and a data collecting and processing system for retrieving a phase contrast image of the object from the intensity distributions. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110096886 | Method and System for Detecting Special Nuclear Materials - A method and system for detecting special nuclear materials are disclosed. Said method and system detect the special nuclear materials by making use of the photofission characteristic and thermal neutron induced fission characteristic thereof. In one preferred embodiment, the high density and/or high atomic number region in the object to be detected is also detected first as a suspicious region. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110114837 | ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER - Disclosed is an ion mobility spectrometer. The ion mobility spectrometer comprises a sample injector ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110133072 | ION MOBILITY SPECTOMETER AND DETECTING METHOD USING THE SAME - An ion mobility spectrometer comprises an electrode and two storage electrodes disposed at the two opposite sides of the electrode respectively. Ions from an intermediate part between the two storage electrodes are stored and the stored ions are released from the storage electrodes by changing electric potentials of the two storage electrodes. The present invention further discloses a detecting method using an ion mobility spectrometer. | 06-09-2011 |
