Patent · US Active

Selection of a radiation shaping filter

US9254109B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Hans-Christoph Becker · Starnberg, DE
Thomas Flohr · Uehlfeld, DE
Bernhard Schmidt · Neunkirchen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 11, 2013
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 2, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/0492
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for selecting a radiation shaping filter is disclosed, which modifies the spatial distribution of the intensity and/or the spectrum of x-rays of an x-ray source of an imaging system. In an embodiment, anatomical measurement data of an object under examination is recorded, from which with the aid of the imaging system image data is created. The radiation shaping filter is selected automatically on the basis of the recorded anatomical measurement data of the object under examination. An imaging system, in which a radiation shaping filter is selected, is further disclosed.

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