Optimum dose tomography scanning system
US4260894A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 1978 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 1998 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tomography scanning system in which the intensity of radiation for each exposure is adjusted to obtain at the system detectors a minimum signal which results in a desired minimum signal-to-noise ratio to provide an image of acceptable quality with minimum radiation dosage to a patient.
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