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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Willem G. J. Langeveld, Menlo Park, CA (US);
William A. Johnson, La Honda, CA (US);
Roger D. Owen, Modesto, CA (US);
Russell G. Schonberg, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Willem G. J. Langeveld, Menlo Park, CA (US);
William A. Johnson, La Honda, CA (US);
Roger D. Owen, Modesto, CA (US);
Russell G. Schonberg, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Rapiscan Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
The present application is directed toward an X-ray scanning system having a plurality of detectors and a controller, where a) the controller is configured to receive and identify a minimum X-ray transmission level detected by at least one detector, b) the controller compares the minimum X-ray transmission level to at least one predetermined threshold transmission level, and c) based on said comparison, the controller generates an adjustment signal. The present application further comprises an X-ray source, where the X-ray source receives an adjustment signal and is configured to adjust an X-ray pulse duration based on the adjustment signal.