Detection of drugs and explosives using neutron computerized tomography and artificial intelligence techniques

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1012-1017

  Ferreira, F J O ^a   Crispim, V R ^b   Silva, A X ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA NUCLEAR   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence techniques; Detect illicit drugs and explosives; Real time neutron radiography

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES; AUTOMATIC RESPONSE; DETECT ILLICIT DRUGS AND EXPLOSIVES; ILLICIT DRUG; NEUTRON COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; NONDESTRUCTIVE ASSAY; PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES; PUBLIC SECURITY; REAL SAMPLES; REAL-TIME NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; EXPLOSIVES; NEUTRON EMISSION; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY;

EXPLOSIVES DETECTION;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; COCAINE; CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRANITRATE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOMATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DRUG TRAFFIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEUTRONS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77949262982     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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