Rotary collimator for determining the position of an element provided with sensors in an X-ray imaging system
US10729390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3764
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an X-ray imaging device including a rotary collimator having a region (22) which is opaque to X-rays, a first slot (24) and a second slot (26), which are transparent to X-rays and extend in two different directions, passing through the opaque region, the collimator making it possible to determine the position of an element provided with X-ray sensors in an imaging system (FIG. 1).
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