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Tomographic calibration apparatus

US4613754A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 1983
Grant dateSep 23, 1986
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2223/419
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for providing data for the calibration of the atomic number and density of a test material being scanned in the radiation field of a computerized axial tomographic scanner (CAT). The apparatus comprises a housing which is adapted to be positioned in the X-ray field of the CAT in a predetermined position. The housing has an aperture that is adapted to accommodate the test material, and a plurality of calibration materials which have known atomic numbers and densities are positioned in the housing. In addition, the present invention provides a calibration apparatus that has a surface that is adapted to accommodate the test material.

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