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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
May. 02, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alex Chalmers, Norwood, MA (US);
Charles Squires, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
American Science and Engineering, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/3203 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/3203 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for inspecting a physical object in a nautical environment includes a radiation source capable of directing a beam of penetrating radiation toward the physical object, and a detector capable of detecting the reaction of the physical object to the penetrating radiation. In addition to detecting the reaction, the detector is capable of delivering an output signal characterizing the physical object. Accordingly, the output signal is based upon the reaction of the physical object to the penetrating radiation.