A mobile dual-energy X-ray imaging system is presented. The mobile
dual-energy X-ray imaging system is a digital X-ray system that is
designed both to acquire original image data and to process the image
data to produce an image for viewing. The system has an X-ray source and
a portable flat-panel digital X-ray detector. The system is operable to
produce a high energy image and low energy image, which may be decomposed
to produce a soft tissue image and a bone image for further analysis of
the desired anatomy. The system is disposed on a carrier to facilitate
transport. The imaging system has an alignment system for facilitating
alignment of the flat-panel digital detector with the X-ray source. The
imaging system also comprises an anti-scatter grid and an anti-scatter
grid registration system for removing artifacts of the anti-scatter grid
from images.