X-Ray Imaging & Interpretation

Who this is for

Bomb technicians who operate real-time digital X-ray, event security and venue screening teams deploying portable X-ray at access points, mailroom screening teams, and agencies upgrading from film-era imaging to modern digital systems.

What the course covers

• Portable and real-time digital X-ray operation — hands-on with Golden Engineering, Scanna, and similar field platforms.
• Suspicious package imaging protocols — positioning, source management, multi-angle acquisition, and safety constraints.
• Device component recognition — power sources, switches, initiators, main charge, and the patterns that indicate hoax versus live.
• Dual-energy and backscatter interpretation — where available, the differences and the decisions each supports.
• Image documentation — what to capture for render-safe, what to preserve for prosecution, and how to structure an evidentiary image set.
• Robot-mounted X-ray integration — workflow when the imaging is happening at standoff through a deployed robot.

Why X-ray training fails quietly

Most bomb technicians are issued X-ray equipment and receive minimal formal interpretation training after initial school. This course treats X-ray as its own discipline — not a button-press — and closes the gap between owning the tool and using it under pressure.