Method for the transmission and storage of x-ray scans of containers for security assurance
CA 2365043 A1 · Owner: Menawat, Arun · Inventors: Tinaz, Levant; Menawat, Arun
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A system for transmission and storage of X-ray scans of containers for security assurance is disclosed. The system comprises (a) a security scanner computer workstation for use in conjunction with an X-ray based scanner either, 2D or 3D CT based, the security scanner computer having a network connection and local hard disk storage for images (2) the digital image files generated by, the scanner having DICOM compatible data (3) a DICOM conformant optical, archive storage unit attached to the network for storage of acquired DICOM compatible data, and (4) a software on the workstation which is able to retrieve, information about the scanned item's ownership and weight and store it as part of …
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