Security Platform
Backscatter Van / Crawler Platform
Backscatter imaging enables inspection when access is limited to a single side of an object. STRETTA’s mobile backscatter platforms combine controlled pulsed emission and stable high-voltage architecture to deliver reliable one-sided inspection in mobile security environments.
Security Environment
One-Sided Inspection in Real-World Security Operations
In many real-world inspection scenarios, only one side of a vehicle, container or object can be accessed.
Conventional transmission-based X-ray systems require a detector placed opposite the source. This geometry limits their use in mobile deployments, temporary checkpoints and field operations where space and infrastructure are restricted.
Backscatter imaging addresses this challenge by detecting radiation that is scattered back toward the detector rather than measuring radiation that passes through the object.
Backscatter imaging enables inspection where transmission geometry is impossible.
Security inspection should work where infrastructure does not exist.
Imaging Concept
Compton Scattering as an Imaging Principle
Backscatter systems use Compton scattering to generate images from radiation reflected toward the detector.
Organic materials produce characteristic scattering responses that differ from metallic structures.
This property allows detection of hidden threats or contraband in vehicles, cargo and containers even when only one-sided access is available.
The technique is particularly valuable in mobile security environments where traditional CT inspection systems cannot be deployed.
System Architecture
Controlled Emission for Reliable Field Operation
Mobile backscatter platforms must operate under demanding field conditions while maintaining strict safety and performance requirements.
Systems must deliver low radiation dose in public environments, maintain stable pulsed emission under varying temperatures and environmental conditions and integrate into compact mobile platforms.
STRETTA strengthens mobile backscatter architectures by transferring key principles from its proprietary multibeam x-ray technology platform into this domain.
Precise pulsed emission control improves signal stability and enables controlled dose delivery.