Integrated backscatter X-ray system

摘要

The different advantageous embodiments provide a method and apparatus. The apparatus comprises a moveable platform, a housing connected to the moveable platform, a power supply located inside of the housing, and an x-ray tube located inside of the housing. The power supply and the x-ray tube are immersed in a coolant. The x-ray tube is configured to generate an x-ray beam.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a moveable platform; a housing connected to the moveable platform; a liquid coolant present inside of the housing; a power supply located inside of the housing and immersed in a liquid coolant; and an x-ray tube located inside of the housing and immersed in the liquid coolant, the x-ray tube configured such that in operation the x-ray tube generates an x-ray beam, wherein the x-ray beam is a first x-ray beam that passes through a first window and wherein the x-ray tube is configured to generate a second x-ray beam that passes through a second window in which the first x-ray beam travels towards a first location on a surface of an object and the second x-ray beam travels towards a second location on the surface of the object, further comprising: a rotatable wheel having a number of apertures, wherein the rotatable wheel is connected to the moveable platform and is configured to rotate while the x-ray tube generates an x-ray beam such that the number of apertures allows at least a portion of the x-ray beam to pass through the rotatable wheel, wherein the at least the portion of the x-ray beam passes through an aperture in the number of apertures as a collimated x-ray beam that travels towards a location on a surface of an object and wherein a portion of x-rays in the collimated x-ray beam is reflected off of the surface of the object.