Abstract: A method for positioning a target in a three-dimensional CT image and a security check system. The method includes: displaying a three-dimensional CT image; receiving a selection by a user of at least one area of the three-dimensional CT image at a first viewing angle to generate a first three-dimensional description; receiving a selection by the user of at least one area of the three-dimensional CT image at a second viewing angle to generate a second three-dimensional description, wherein an angle between the first viewing angle and the second viewing angle is within a predetermined range and the first three-dimensional description and the second three-dimensional description are related to a size, a location, and/or a physical property of a target at corresponding viewing angles; and determining the target in the three-dimensional CT image based on the first three-dimensional description and the second three-dimensional description.

Abstract: Methods for extracting a shape feature of an object and security inspection methods and apparatuses. Use is made of CT's capability of obtaining a 3D structure. The shape of an object in an inspected luggage is used as a feature of a suspicious object in combination with a material property of the object. For example, a false alarm rate in detection of suspicious explosives may be reduced.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging system and method are provided. The system may include: an X-ray source configured to irradiate X-ray beams; a first grating and a second grating arranged sequentially in an irradiation direction of the X-ray beams; a detector arranged at downstream of the second grating in the irradiation direction; and a controller and data processing device configured to control the X-ray source to irradiate the X-ray beams, to control the detector to receive X-ray beams passing through the first grating and the second grating to generate phase contrast information and/or dark field information, and to perform CT check on an object under check based on the phase contrast information and/or the dark field information to obtain a CT image. In this way, it is possible to obtain more characteristic information about the object under check, so as to achieve more precise material recognition and security check.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a grating and a radiation imaging device. The grating comprises a plurality of stacked grating elements. The grating elements are stacked to form a grid. The grating element comprises a first sheet and a second sheet having two parallel planes. The second sheet is stacked at the first sheet in a length direction of the first sheet. The first sheet is almost impervious to radiation. The present disclosure stacks the sheets having different specifications together to form the grating with uniform grating slits, such that there is no limitation on the thickness of the grating and the grating can be used along with high-energy radiations.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a detector device comprising a plurality of detector assemblies. Each detector assembly comprises at least one detection crystal units having a first energy response and those having a second energy response, which are both arranged along a first direction at intervals, each detection crystal unit having a first/second energy response including at least one detection crystals having a first/second energy response arranged along a second direction. The at least one detection crystal units having a first energy response and the at least one detection crystal units having a second energy response are, at least partially, alternatively arranged along the first direction when viewed from an incidence direction of the X-ray. The present disclosure also discloses a dual energy CT system having the detector device and a CT detection method using this system.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a CT security inspection system for baggage. The CT security inspection system comprises a scanning passage through which a baggage enters and exits the CT security inspection system for baggage, an X-ray source provided at one side of the scanning passage, and, a gantry provided at an opposite side of the scanning passage, and on which a plurality of detector units are mounted. In each of the detector units, a vertex point of at least one detector unit is positioned in a detector unit distribution circle with its center at a center of the scanning passage, and the detector units are arranged successively. All the detector crystal receiving faces of the plurality of detector units are within a scope of radiating ray beams with their center at the target of the X-ray source.

Abstract: A stainless steel weldment and pad combined welding method includes steps of: (a) respectively processing and pairing butts of to-be-welded portions of two weldments, wherein, during pairing, inner walls of the two weldments are aligned at the same plane; the butts of the two weldments are opposed to form a V-shaped groove with an angle ?; and between bottoms of the butts of the two weldments is kept a gap L of 2-4 mm; (b) providing a copper pad at the gap between the bottoms of the butts of the two weldments, wherein the copper pad closely attaches to the inner walls of the two weldments; (c) welding the V-shaped groove to form a root pass; and (d) removing the copper pad, and filling the root pass to be welded into a cover pass.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an image display method in a CT system. The method comprises: implementing CT scanning on an inspected object, to obtain CT projection data; organizing the CT projection data according to a predetermined interval; extracting basic data from the organized CT projection data by using a fixed angle as a start angle and using 360 degrees as an interval; forming a DR image based on the extracted basic data; reconstructing a three-dimensional image of the inspected object from the CT projection data; and displaying the DR image and the reconstructed three-dimensional image on a screen at the same time. In the solution, the CT data is processed to obtain DR data. After the DR data is obtained, a DR image is obtained directly using a DR data processing algorithm. This enables an image recognizer to more accurately and more rapidly inspect goods carried by a passenger using the existing experience in image recognition of the DR image.

Abstract: Multi-spectral static CT apparatuses are disclosed. The apparatus includes a ray source in a form of multiple distributed spots, multiple columns of detectors, a data acquisition device, an article carrying and control device, and a multi-spectral projection data processing device. An object of the present disclosure is to combine static CT scanning technology with multi-spectral analysis technology. It has an advantage of a static CT system, such as high scanning speed, simple mechanic structure, and/or cost reduction due to omission of slip ring. It also can perform identification of material in an article, and can be widely applied in occasions such as safety inspection, and smuggling suppression at customs.

Abstract: A CT system and method thereof are discloses. The system includes: a fixed multi-plane multi-source X-ray generation device and a control system thereof that provide X-ray source used in luggage inspection; a single-energy, pseudo-dual-energy or spectral detector system and data transfer system that receive perspective data of X ray penetrating the luggage, and transfer the data to a computer for processing; a conveyor and a control system thereof that control a speed for moving the luggage forth and back, and perform tomogram scanning; and a host computer system that performs tomogram reconstruction and provides man-machine interaction. The system takes full advantage of characteristics, such as high speed and stability, brought by the distributed ray sources which replace the normal slip ring technology. The system also adopts the idea of inverse-geometry CT, and reduces detector area and cost by increasing the number of ray sources.

Abstract: A CT system for security check and a method thereof are provided. The method includes: reading inspection data of an inspected object; inserting at least one three-dimensional (3D) Fictional Threat Image (FTI) into a 3D inspection image of the inspected object, which is obtained from the inspection data; receiving a selection of at least one region in the 3D inspection image including the 3D FTI or at least one region in a two-dimensional (2D) inspection image including a 2D FTI corresponding to the 3D FTI, wherein the 2D inspection image is obtained from the 3D inspection image or is obtained from the inspection data; and providing a feedback of the 3D inspection image including at least one 3D FTI in response to the selection. With the above solution, it is convenient for a user to rapidly mark a suspected object in the CT image, and provides a feedback of whether a FTI is included.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device for operating a CT-based three-dimensional image used for security inspection. The method includes: providing a CT-based three-dimensional image used for security inspection; accepting a selection of an image of an object in the three-dimensional image; and responding to the selection. The present disclosure has strong practicality, and can provide effective reference information for image judgment in the CT-based security inspection field.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for positioning a target in a three-dimensional CT image and a CT system for security inspection. The method includes: displaying a three-dimensional CT image; receiving a selection by a user of at least one area of the three-dimensional CT image at a viewing angle; generating at least one set of three-dimensional objects in a depth direction based on the selection; and determining a target object from the set. With the above technical solutions, the user may be facilitated in marking a suspected object in a CT image in a quick manner.

Abstract: The present invention provides a CT image calibration method and device and a CT system. The method includes: arranging a fixed calibration element at the outside of a channel area and within the maximal reconstruction area of a CT scanning device, and storing the theoretical value of the fixed calibration element; collecting the projection data of the fixed calibration element to obtain the actual reconstructed image of the fixed calibration element; and comparing the actual reconstructed image with the stored corresponding theoretical value, to establish a mapping function for correcting the actual reconstructed image into the theoretical value. By adopting the present invention, the calibration quality can be effectively improved, the image calibration effect is enhanced, the reliability of the CT scanning device is improved and the maintenance cost is saved, thus the practical application value is very high.

Abstract: A CT system and method thereof are disclosed. The system includes: a conveyor mechanism; a first scanning stage configured to scan the object and generate a first digital signal; a second scanning stage spaced from the first scanning stage at a preset distance in a direction of the object's movement; a processing device configured to reconstruct a CT image of the object at a first image quality based on the first digital signal, and analyze the CT image; and a control device configured to adjust a scanning parameter of the second scanning stage based on an analysis result of the processing device to cause the second scanning stage to output a second digital signal. The processing device reconstructs a CT image of the object at a second image quality higher than the first image quality at least based on the second digital signal. The system takes full advantage of the distributed ray sources which replace the normal slip ring technology.

Abstract: An inspection device for quarantine that includes a dual-energy CT apparatus capable of distinguishing substances, a DR apparatus, a substance identification system capable of enhancing display of an object (plant, animal, meat, etc.) focused for quarantine and automatically so labeling, and an image processing system capable of highlighting a suspect of quarantine and providing a corresponding automatic alarm. Compared to the prior art, the present disclosure can highlight a focused object for quarantine, which may improve accuracy and efficiency of inspection for quarantine at a port.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an inspection system for quarantine and a method thereof. The CT technology is applied to the field of quarantine supervision, overcoming a problem of objects in an image of a single-view or a multi-view X-ray machine being overlapped, as well as a problem of organics including contrabands in a conventional CT image being not highlighted, not elaborated, and having bad contrast. Accuracy and efficiency of inspecting an object by human operator for quarantine inspection can be considerably improved, which is of a high application value.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multi-modality detection systems and methods. One illustrative multi-modality detection system may include a distributed radiation source configured to irradiate an object under detection, a primary collimator configured to separate rays of the distributed radiation source into two parts, wherein one part is for CT detection and the other part is for XRD detection, a CT detection device configured to perform a CT detection to acquire a CT image of the object under detection, and an XRD detection device configured to perform an XRD detection to acquire an XRD image of the object under detection, wherein the CT detection and the XRD detection are performed simultaneously.

Abstract: A method for positioning a target in a three-dimensional CT image and a security check system. The method includes: displaying a three-dimensional CT image; receiving a selection by a user of at least one area of the three-dimensional CT image at a first viewing angle to generate a first three-dimensional description; receiving a selection by the user of at least one area of the three-dimensional CT image at a second viewing angle to generate a second three-dimensional description, wherein an angle between the first viewing angle and the second viewing angle is within a predetermined range and the first three-dimensional description and the second three-dimensional description are related to a size, a location, and/or a physical property of a target at corresponding viewing angles; and determining the target in the three-dimensional CT image based on the first three-dimensional description and the second three-dimensional description.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a radiography system including: a ray source, comprising a plurality of X-ray generators which are distributed on one or more planes intersected with a moving direction of an object being inspected; a detector module comprising a plurality of detection units; a data collection circuit; a controller, configured to control at least two X-ray generators of the plurality of X-ray generators in the ray source to generate X-rays alternately such that the object is scanned by the generated X-rays; and control the detector module and the data collection circuit to respectively obtain detection data corresponding to the at least two X-ray generators; and a data processing computer, configured to create images of the object being inspected in view angles of the at least two X-ray generators based on the detection data.