GB2409268B - Improvements in and relating to material identification using X-rays - Google Patents

Improvements in and relating to material identification using X-rays

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GB2409268B
GB2409268B GB0505696A GB0505696A GB2409268B GB 2409268 B GB2409268 B GB 2409268B GB 0505696 A GB0505696 A GB 0505696A GB 0505696 A GB0505696 A GB 0505696A GB 2409268 B GB2409268 B GB 2409268B
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material identification
identification
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John Gordo Rushbrooke
Claire Elizabeth Hooper
William Wray Neale
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Cambridge Imaging Ltd
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Cambridge Imaging Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V5/00—Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
    • G01V5/20—Detecting prohibited goods, e.g. weapons, explosives, hazardous substances, contraband or smuggled objects
    • G01V5/22—Active interrogation, i.e. by irradiating objects or goods using external radiation sources, e.g. using gamma rays or cosmic rays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N23/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00
    • G01N23/02—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material
    • G01N23/06—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption
    • G01N23/083—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays

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  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
GB0505696A 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using X-rays Expired - Lifetime GB2409268B (en)

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GB0018932A GB2365522B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using X-rays

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GB0505696D0 GB0505696D0 (en) 2005-04-27
GB2409268A GB2409268A (en) 2005-06-22
GB2409268B true GB2409268B (en) 2005-09-21

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GB0505699A Expired - Lifetime GB2409270B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using x-rays
GB0505701A Expired - Lifetime GB2409272B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using X-rays
GB0423286A Expired - Lifetime GB2404249B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using X-rays
GB0505696A Expired - Lifetime GB2409268B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using X-rays
GB0018932A Expired - Lifetime GB2365522B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using X-rays
GB0505698A Expired - Lifetime GB2409269B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using x-rays
GB0505700A Expired - Lifetime GB2409271B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using x-rays

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GB0505701A Expired - Lifetime GB2409272B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using X-rays
GB0423286A Expired - Lifetime GB2404249B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using X-rays

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GB0505698A Expired - Lifetime GB2409269B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using x-rays
GB0505700A Expired - Lifetime GB2409271B (en) 2000-08-03 2000-08-03 Improvements in and relating to material identification using x-rays

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GB2409272B (en) 2005-09-21
GB2409272A (en) 2005-06-22
GB0018932D0 (en) 2000-09-20
GB2409269A (en) 2005-06-22
GB2409271B (en) 2005-09-21
GB0505696D0 (en) 2005-04-27
GB2404249A (en) 2005-01-26
GB2409271A (en) 2005-06-22
GB2404249B (en) 2005-06-22
GB2409270B (en) 2005-09-21
GB0423286D0 (en) 2004-11-24
GB2365522B (en) 2005-09-21
GB0505698D0 (en) 2005-04-27
GB2409269B (en) 2005-09-21
GB0505699D0 (en) 2005-04-27
GB2365522A (en) 2002-02-20
GB2409268A (en) 2005-06-22
GB2409270A (en) 2005-06-22
GB0505700D0 (en) 2005-04-27

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