Vehicles for use in radiation scanning systems to inspect objects are
disclosed. In one embodiment, a vehicle has a supporting portion and a
radiation source is movably supported by the supporting portion. The
source may be moved along the supporting portion to scan an object. The
supporting portion may comprise an expandable portion. The vehicle may
comprise a truck and an expandable trailer releasably coupled to the
truck. The trailer may comprise telescoping rails. In another embodiment,
a vehicle with a supporting portion, which may be an expandable portion,
movably supports a detector. Vehicles of the first and second embodiments
may be driven to an inspection site, where they may be rapidly deployed
on opposite sides of an object to be scanned.