1. An x-ray laminography imaging system comprising: an x-ray source that projects x-rays onto an object being imaged; a detector that detects x-rays that pass through the object; and a positioning system configured to move the object in X, Y and Z-directions to cause each of a plurality of points at particular locations along a contour of a surface of the object to be positioned at a particular respective position when a particular respective object plane of the object is imaged, each respective position being defined by an X-coordinate, a Y-coordinate and a Z-coordinate, the X and Y-coordinates defining the positions in a first plane and the Z-coordinate defining the positions in a second plane that is non-parallel to the first plane, the positioning system imparting motion to the object in an X-direction, a Y-direction and a Z-direction to cause the object plane associated with each respective point to be at least substantially coincident with or at least substantially parallel to a focal plane of the imaging system, the X and Y-directions being within the first plane, the Z-direction being within the second plane.