Compton tomography system
US9250200B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K1/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A Compton tomography system comprises an x-ray source configured to produce a planar x-ray beam. The beam irradiates a slice of an object to be imaged, producing Compton-scattered x-rays. The Compton-scattered x-rays are imaged by an x-ray camera. Translation of the object with respect to the source and camera or vice versa allows three-dimensional object imaging.
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