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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Morteza Safai, Seattle, WA (US);
Dallas Steven Scholes, Buckley, WA (US);
Inventors:
Morteza Safai, Seattle, WA (US);
Dallas Steven Scholes, Buckley, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/203 (2006.01); H01J 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/203 (2013.01); G01J 2235/1262 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating an inspection system is provided. A housing with an x-ray system located inside of the housing is moved in an environment with water relative to a location on a surface of an object to be inspected. The location on the surface of the object is submerged in the water in the environment. A number of components for the x-ray system are cooled using the water around the housing.