Dual energy imaging with beam blocking during energy transition
US9198629B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J2235/166
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical imaging method comprising generating a radiation at a first energy level by a radiation source, generating a radiation at a second energy level different from the first energy level by the radiation source, emitting the generated radiations at an output of the radiation source towards a detector, and blocking or diverting the emitted radiations during at least one intermediate phase during which the radiation source switches in a transient way from one of the first energy level and the second energy level to the other of the first energy level and the second energy level.
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