System for scanning bodies

The invention concerns a method and apparatus for scanning bodies, typically human bodies (12) for security or medical purposes. In the method, the body (12) is scanned with a beam (20) of X-radiation of sufficiently low intensity that no physiological damage is suffered. The X-radiation transmitted...

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Main Authors ROOS, PIETER GERHARD, HAMMOND, DAVID JAMES, DE BEER, FORRESTER DANIEL, LANIEWSKI, GERHARD, SINGER, MICHAEL WILLIAM NAUGHTEN, GLATTHAAR, RUDOLF WILHEM, SURUJHLAL, SUDHIR NUNDHLAL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 18.05.1994
Edition5
Subjects
ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM
CINEMATOGRAPHY
DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
ELECTROGRAPHY
GEOPHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
HOLOGRAPHY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
SURGERY
TESTING
X-RAY TECHNIQUE
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Summary:The invention concerns a method and apparatus for scanning bodies, typically human bodies (12) for security or medical purposes. In the method, the body (12) is scanned with a beam (20) of X-radiation of sufficiently low intensity that no physiological damage is suffered. The X-radiation transmitted by the body (12) is then converted into an optical image. The optical image is intensified and converted into an electronic image. The electronic image is manipulated to produce a scanned image of the body or a portion of the body. The scanned image is typically a video image.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19930309062