Imaging, data acquisition, data transmission, and data distribution methods and systems for high data rate tomographic X-ray scanners

摘要

The present invention is an X-ray system having a source-detector module, which includes X-ray sources and detectors, for scanning an object being inspected, a scan engine coupled to the source-detector module for collecting scan data from the source detector module, an image reconstruction engine coupled to the scan engine for converting the collected scan data into one or more X-ray images, and a scan controller coupled with at least one of the source detector module, the scan engine, and the image reconstruction engine optimize operations of the X-ray system.

主权项

1. An X-ray system comprising:
a. a plurality of X-ray sources, wherein said X-ray sources remain stationary during a scan; b. a plurality of detectors for generating a first set of raw X-ray data; c. a scan engine coupled to the plurality of detectors for receiving the first set of raw X-ray data and generating calibrated X-ray data; d. an image reconstruction engine coupled to the scan engine for converting the calibrated X-ray data into one or more processed X-ray images; and e. a scan controller coupled with said plurality of detectors and at least one of said scan engine or image reconstruction engine, wherein said scan controller receives said first set of raw X-ray data and dynamically modulates processing of said calibrated X-ray data by said image reconstruction engine based on said first set of raw X-ray data or processing of said first set of raw X-ray data by identifying from said first set of raw X-ray data regions having required information and regions not having required information and only subjecting raw X-ray data from regions comprising required information to said scan engine.