X-ray backscatter imaging: a new deployable form factor for defence and security applications

Claire Schofield; Tom Farrell; Elaine Hood; Lyndsey Hopgood; Joe Spooner; Andrew Argyle

doi:10.1117/12.3013263

7 June 2024 X-ray backscatter imaging: a new deployable form factor for defence and security applications

Claire Schofield, Tom Farrell, Elaine Hood, Lyndsey Hopgood, Joe Spooner, Andrew Argyle

Proceedings Volume 13043, Anomaly Detection and Imaging with X-Rays (ADIX) IX; 130430E (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013263
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2024, National Harbor, Maryland, United States

Abstract

X-ray backscatter (XRBS) is an established technique to conduct through-barrier, non-invasive imaging. Defence Science Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has demonstrated and characterised a novel portable XRBS system tailored for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), but with broader application across both military and civil contexts. Rapiscan AS&E designed and produced two prototype systems under the direction and funding of US and UK governments. The Portable Backscatter X-ray (PBX2) system is a novel application of the XRBS technique for threat detection, under an innovative form factor which is not currently seen in the commercial market. Dstl has carried out a series of trials covering characterisation of the x-ray performance and identification of potential capability in several threat detection scenarios.

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Claire Schofield, Tom Farrell, Elaine Hood, Lyndsey Hopgood, Joe Spooner, and Andrew Argyle "X-ray backscatter imaging: a new deployable form factor for defence and security applications", Proc. SPIE 13043, Anomaly Detection and Imaging with X-Rays (ADIX) IX, 130430E (7 June 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013263

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