X-ray micro imaging

US10085702B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• JETTEC AB · SE

Inventors

• Hans Hertz · Stocksund, SE
• Jakob Christer Larsson · Stockholm, SE
• Ulf Lundström · Sollentuna, SE
• Hans Daniel Larsson · Stockholm, SE
• Carmen Mihaela Vogt · Söderhamn, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 2, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 2, 2018
• Expiry date: Jul 21, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01J2235/082
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The disclosure provides improvements of resolution and contrast in the field of x-ray imaging by using a line emitting, quasi-monochromatic x-ray source for x-ray fluorescence computed tomography. A particular type of x-ray source suitable for this is a line emitting liquid-jet-anode x-ray source. X-ray fluorescence is obtained using nanoparticles, preferably coated nanoparticles with a metallic core. The x-ray radiation from the x-ray source is shaped and filtered using energy dispersive optics before being delivered to the nanoparticles.