WO2008085577A3 - Variable speed three-dimensional imaging system - Google Patents

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WO2008085577A3
WO2008085577A3 PCT/US2007/082137 US2007082137W WO2008085577A3 WO 2008085577 A3 WO2008085577 A3 WO 2008085577A3 US 2007082137 W US2007082137 W US 2007082137W WO 2008085577 A3 WO2008085577 A3 WO 2008085577A3
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Alexander Stewart
Gordon D Row
Timothy Lee Moulton
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A method and apparatus for imaging an object including the steps of projecting radiation from a radiation source through an object and moving the radiation source through multiple imaging positions relative to the object without stopping movement of the radiation source Movement is accomplished while projecting radiation at more than one of the imagining positions with the source having a source velocity for at least one imaging position that is different from a source velocity for a second imaging position Radiation transmitted through the object is also detected Radiation may be projected while moving the radiation source through the multiple imaging positions In addition, the velocity at which the radiation source is moved through a select imaging position may be related to a resolution desired for data collection at the select imaging position The velocity of the radiation source may be varied within a select imaging position.
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