X-ray beam transmission profile shaper
US9357973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An imaging system (300) includes a radiation source (308) that emits radiation from a focal spot (312) in a direction of an examination region. The imaging system further includes a beam shaper (314), located between the focal spot and the examination region, that shapes an x-ray transmission profile of the radiation emitted from the source and incident on the beam shaper such that the radiation leaving the beam shaper has a pre-determined transmission profile.
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