Radiation imaging apparatus
US4289969A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05G1/70
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Radiation imaging apparatus especially suited for use in a computerized tomographic (CT) scanner employs an array of discrete X-ray sources, each being a cold cathode diode and an adjacent fixed array of closely packed radiation detectors to produce images of rapidly moving body organs such as the beating heart. A variety of alternative X-ray source embodiments are also disclosed.
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