Collimator blade aligning device, collimator blade aligning apparatus and method for producing a radiation collimator
US7526875B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/1042
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A collimator blade aligning device, a collimator blade aligning apparatus and a method for producing a radiation collimator are disclosed. For the purpose of particularly simple and accurate alignment of the collimator blades, at least one embodiment provides that the collimator blade aligning device can be rotated between a positioning position and aligning position, a first thickness assigned to the positioning position being smaller than, and a second thickness assigned to the aligning position being equal to the blade spacing.
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