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American Science and Engineering Inc., a developer of X-ray detection technology, has received a $2.3 million order from a Middle-Eastern customer for multiple Z backscatter vans (ZBV). Configured for harsh environments and with Forwardscatter capability, the ZBVs will be used to secure and protect high-threat facilities.

The ZBVs have a proven ability to detect explosives in vehicles and cargo with ultimate mobility. The ZBVs to be delivered will use AS&E's Forwardscatter technology option to add a second scatter perspective to enhance detection in dense regions of scanned vehicles and cargo. This is highly effective for detecting metallic threats including the shielding around nuclear weapons.

A breakthrough in X-ray detection technology, AS&E's Z backscatter van is a low-cost, highly mobile screening system built into a commercially available delivery van. The ZBV allows for immediate deployment in response to security threats, and its high throughput capability facilitates rapid inspections. The system's unique "drive-by" capability allows one or two operators to conduct X-ray imaging while the ZBV drives past suspect vehicles and objects.

Forwardscatter presents a second scatter perspective that displays dense regions of scanned vehicles. This unique technology is ideally suited to display dense objects, such as the shielding that encloses nuclear weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and other metallic threats. Detector modules positioned opposite the X-ray source capture X-rays scattered in the forward direction, maintaining the rapid detection capability of Z Backscatter technology.