X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices – Electronic circuit – With display or signaling
Patent
1993-11-15
1995-04-04
Porta, David P.
X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices
Electronic circuit
With display or signaling
378 62, 378147, H05G 142
Patent
active
054043875
ABSTRACT:
The invention concerns a method and apparatus for scanning bodies, typically human bodies (12) for security or medical purposes. In the method, the body (12) is scanned with a beam (20) of X-radiation of sufficiently low intensity that no physiological damage is suffered. The X-radiation transmitted by the body (12) is then converted into an optical image. The optical image is intensified and converted into an electronic image. The electronic image is manipulated to produce a scanned image of the body or a portion of the body. The scanned image is typically a video image.
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De Beer Forrester D.
Glatthaar Rudolf W.
Hammond David J.
Laniewski Gerhard
Roos Pieter G.
Porta David P.
Wong Don
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