Radiation beam shaping device
US5866914A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for shaping a radiation beam exiting from a radiation source. The system includes a mount coupleable to the radiation source. The mount has a beam aperture with a tapered inner surface extending through the mount, through which the radiation beam passes. The system further includes a die having a tapered outer surface capable of engaging the tapered inner surface of the beam aperture. The die has a beam window extending through the die which is substantially transparent at at least a selected radiation power such that the radiation emerging from the beam window has the same size and shape as the beam window.
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