1. A method for generating and processing an image comprising the steps of: subjecting a person to an X-ray source; detecting X-ray radiation; generating an original image from said detected X-ray radiation; identifying at least two regions in the original image, wherein at least one of said images comprises a region of detected radiation scattered from a portion of said person; creating at least a first region image and a second region image from the at least two regions of information; and individually processing the at least first image and a second image to create a first processed region image and a second processed region image.