Multi-Energy Radiography of Organic Materials

Abstract

Opioids and explosives are believed to present a significant threat to the public in Canada. For example, more than 12800 deaths in Canada were attributed to opioid overdoses in the period from 2016 to 2019, which is nearly twice the number of the deaths attributed to car accidents. Detection and neutralization of these substances is of significance to Canadian security organizations. X-ray radiography is a well-established technique which is already in use at many security checkpoints. A cost effective approach to identify opioids and explosives could be to modify the x ray radiography techniques currently in wide use. This work is aimed at evaluating the possibility of using multi-energy radiography for detecting and identifying organic materials.