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Automatic system for precise collimation of radiation

US3947689A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 1974
Grant dateMar 30, 1976
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Expiry dateMay 6, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B6/548
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A radiographic system comprising a radiation source disposed to direct a beam of radiation through an adjustable aperture in an aligned beam-limiting device and onto an image receptor located at a selected distance from the source, and automatic means for making a unidirectional final adjustment of the aperture to provide the beam with a cross-sectional area which conforms to the size of the image receptor at the selected distance from the source.

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