Methods and systems for additive manufacturing of collimators for medical imaging
US11285663B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for additive manufacturing of collimators for medical imaging applications. In one example, a collimator may include a plurality of collimator segments including a plurality of septa, wherein at least one collimator segment may be interlocked with at least one adjacent collimator segment via mating of one or more projections with one or more complementary recesses, each of the one or more projections including a lengthwise portion of at least one septum of the plurality of septa.
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