4 SAFETY
The Eagle A10 is designed and manufactured to applicable international safety standards and regulations. The
safety system includes X-ray warning lights, alarms and signs; emergency stops and safety interlocks and CCTV
cameras. The emergency stops and interlocks immediately stop X-ray production and must be in the required
configuration for the unit to operate. The status of the safety system is displayed on the inspection workstation. The
Eagle A10 is designed to be radiation safe for the operating crew and bystanders, in accordance with applicable
international and local radiation safety regulations. As with all Rapiscan products, the principle of ALARA (As Low As
Reasonably Achievable) is fundamental to the design.
Conveyor Configuration. The Eagle A10’s conveyor configuration includes integral radiation shielding on the
outside of the unit and lead curtains at the entrance and exit openings. As result, the radiation is contained within
the scanner so that the conveyor configuration meets the cabinet X-ray system standard. No additional radiation
exclusion zone or external shielding is required, which minimizes the unit’s operating area.
Drive-thru Configuration. The Eagle A10’s radiation safety system protects personnel during scanning in the drive-
thru configuration.
Radiation Exclusion Zone - A radiation exclusion zone is established around the unit and clearly marked to
warn crew and bystanders. The radiation dose at the exclusion zone boundary does not exceed the
maximum allowable. The size of the Eagle A10 exclusion zone depends on factors, including the
throughput.
Operating Crew – The operator and ground marshal are located outside the radiation exclusion zone for
the unit. The radiation dose in these areas does not exceed allowable levels during scanning
Bystanders - To protect nearby personnel and prevent unauthorized access, the Eagle A10 includes
warning lights and alarms and radiation exclusion zone warning signs. The radiation dose at the radiation
exclusion zone boundary does not exceed the maximum allowable.
Tug Drivers - The Eagle A10 is designed to be radiation safe for the tug driver. The X-ray beam turns on only
after the tug drives through the inspection tunnel, so the driver is not exposed to it. The radiation dose to
the driver does not exceed the maximum dose allowable.
5 EAGLE A10 OPTIONS
Options available with an Eagle A10 unit are listed in Table 1. Unless specifically noted in the table, each option
can be ordered separately with any other option.
Table 1. Eagle A10 Options
5.1 Material Separation
With the optional Rapiscan material separation technology, low atomic number and high atomic number
materials appear differently in the X-ray image. This capability enables low density contraband, such as explosives
and drugs, to be distinguished from high density materials, such as steel. The optional material separation
capability also requires a dual-energy detector set.
5.2 Radiation Detection
The Eagle A10 is available with an optional integrated radiation detection capability, so that radioactive materials
in the cargo are detected during a scan. The system is available with gamma radiation detection or gamma and
neutron radiation detection. The longitudinal location of the alarm is shown on the X-ray image. The radiation
detection system is integrated with the X-ray imaging system, so that they do not interfere with each other.
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