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Multiple X-ray tube system and method of making same

US8270562B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Paavana Sainath · Oconomowoc, US
Peter Crandall · Oconomowoc, US
Abdelaziz Ikhlef · Waukesha, US
Chad Allan Smith · Franklin, US
Ron Kent Hockersmith · Milwaukee, US
Baojun Li · Sharon, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2009
Grant date	Sep 18, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 10, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01T1/2985
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An imaging system includes a rotatable gantry having an opening therein to receive a subject to be scanned and configured to rotate about a central axis in a rotation direction. The imaging system also includes a first x-ray source coupled to the rotatable gantry at a first position, wherein the first position is offset from the central axis of the rotatable gantry by a first distance. Further, the imaging system includes a second x-ray source coupled to the rotatable gantry at a second position, wherein the second position is offset from the central axis of the rotatable gantry by a second distance, wherein the second position is offset from the first position in a direction coincident with the rotation direction, and wherein the second position is offset from the first position in a direction parallel to the central axis.

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