Non-ionizing imager
US9084535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/1085
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical imager, primarily for use in oral and dental applications. The imager has a source for providing a plurality of collimated beams of non-ionizing radiation, in particular near-infrared light, and a plurality of correlated detectors. Each detector is arranged to receive unscattered light from one or part of one of said collimated beams and scattered light from one or more other beams. The imager further comprises means for using both the unscattered and scattered light to form an image.
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