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Collimator for a beam detector, and a computed tomography unit

US7356124B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Andreas Freund · Heroldsbach, DE
Gottfried Tschöpa · Rednitzhembach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 19, 2006
Grant date	Apr 8, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 5, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

A collimator is disclosed for a beam detector, having a number of juxtaposed collimator plates between which there is respectively arranged for stiffening the collimator, at least one supporting element that is constructed from a material transparent to X-rays and supports the collimator plates laterally. A computed tomography unit having such a collimator is further disclosed.

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