Simulation study of x-ray backscatter imaging of pressure-plate improvised explosive devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8357, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Van Den Heuvel, Johan ^a   Fiore, Franco ^a  

^a NATO Consultation Command and Control Agency   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CIED; Detection; Monte Carlo; Pressure plate; X ray

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ERROR DETECTION; EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; X RAYS;

BACKSCATTER IMAGING; CIED; IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES; MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS; POTENTIAL METHODS; PRESSURE-PLATE; SIMULATION STUDIES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 84899093281     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.918547     Document Type: Conference Paper

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