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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Georg Geus, Wiesbaden-Freudenberg, DE;
Norman Hahn, Wiesbaden, DE;
Bernd Zollmann, Huhnfeldern-Nauheim, DE;
Assignee:
Heimann Systems GmbH, Wiesbaden, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
378 57 ; 378196 ; 378198 ;
Abstract
An X-ray examining system includes a mobile vehicle; and an X-ray examining apparatus for ascertaining contents of an object. The examining apparatus includes a supporting structure mounted on the mobile vehicle; and X-ray source for generating a fan-shaped X-ray and being carried by the vehicle; and an X-ray detector mounted on the supporting structure. The X-ray examining system is adapted to travel along the object to be examined while irradiating the object and detecting the X-rays after passage thereof through the object.