SCANNING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND CORRESPONDING BRACKET

摘要

A scanning system, corresponding bracket and method are for scanning an object. The system has a frame defining a scanning chamber in which the object to be scanned is placed. The system also has a displacement assembly which displaces the object into and out of the scanning chamber. The system can also have a source which emits electromagnetic radiation or X-rays against the object within the scanning chamber such that the EM radiation passes through the object. The system can also have detectors arranged around the scanning chamber which detect the EM radiation which passes through the object. Each of the detectors forms a detector angle with a plane which can vary from one detector to the next. Similarly, the source can form an angle with the horizontal plane. The system, bracket, and method allow for the production of representative three-dimensional views of the object.

主权项

1. A scanning system for scanning an object comprising:
a frame having a scanning chamber for receiving the object, the scanning chamber having opposed side surfaces and a third surface extending between the side surfaces; a displacement assembly engageable with the scanning chamber, the displacement assembly configured for receiving the object and displacing the object into the scanning chamber; a source mountable to the frame about the scanning chamber, the source configured for emitting electromagnetic radiation against the object in the scanning chamber so that the electromagnetic radiation impacts and passes through the object; and a plurality of detectors mounted to the frame at least partially about the scanning chamber, each detector being inclined at a detector angle, the detector angle of at least one of the detectors having a different value than the detector angle of an adjacent detector, each detector configured for detecting the electromagnetic radiation passed through the object, thereby scanning the object.