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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lee Grodzins, Lexington, MA (US);
Suzhou Huang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William Wade Sapp, Melrose, MA (US);
William Adams, Powell, OH (US);
Assignee:
American Science and Engineering, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
378117 ; 378109 ; 378110 ;
Abstract
A method for modulating the intensity of an x-ray beam in an x-ray inspection system so as to maintain the highest penetration power and optimum image quality subject to keeping the ambient radiation generated by the x-rays below a specified standard.