Overview

Used for the rapid non-intrusive inspection of 10, 20, 40ft containers or cargo trucks and reefers, it can also be used for tankers, small trucks, minibuses and private cars; false walls, hidden compartments and configuration changes will quickly be identified.

A. It is a gantry design configured in a fixed inspection tunnel for minimum size and optimized radiation safety, 10m wide and 28m long. All of the mechanical structure which forms the basis of the gantry is mounted above ground; the ground level is free of rails trenches and able ducts.

B. Overall the design is simple in structure. It has one radiation source and one detector array which are moved synchronously by overhead gantry drive while passing over the vehicle to be screened. The target vehicle remains stationary for the duration of the scan once it has entered the screening tunnel.

C. With minor changes the system can be adopted for use with an electronic source (linear accelerator) for improved overall performance if the customer need dictates it. The higher output x-ray source requires the introduction of greater radiation shielding.

The specification below is for a gamma-based design.