X-ray cargo control for container safety and a ban on smuggling quickly emerged and is rapidly becoming a common feature in ports around the world. While the first systems were custom adaptations of industrial inspection equipment, today’s X-ray inspection systems are specially designed for the inspection of marine containers, trucks and cars in small confined areas.

The latest technology allows systems to quickly produce high-quality images while minimizing disruption to commercial port operations. The question went from “the opportunity to use X-ray inspection?   To “what to look for in current technology?”   ». Image quality is clearly the critical goal. It is only with systems that can distinguish subtle differences in density, shape and contour that a user can effectively identify contraband products.

Two main components are responsible for determining the ultimate quality of the X-ray image produced by a system. First, the X-ray source must have sufficient power and dose to fully penetrate the most heavily loaded container, but not too much power, which would result in excessive costs, size and space requirements in the area. exploitation. Second, the sensor network, which is the component that captures the X-rays that enter the container and converts them into electrical signals, must be highly sensitive and possess a wide dynamic range to provide data that reflect sail precision of the object analyzed.

The Z Portal^® for Trucks and Cargo is a high-throughput, drive-through inspection system for large trucks, buses and cargo containers. It utilizes multiple X-ray technologies to provide up to six images of the truck or cargo and is well suited for high-traffic locations. For enhanced metallic detection, the Sentry^® Portal can be deployed along with the Z Portal system.