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X-ray detector array with reduced effective pitch

US5510622A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 1994
Grant dateApr 23, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2223/612
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Image artifacts are reduced in a volumetric CT scanner system by decreasing the detector pitch along one or both dimensions of a 2D detector array. Four different embodiments for reducing detector pitch without reducing the size of each detector element are disclosed.

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