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Method and device for determining the x-ray radiation attenuation caused by the object to be examined

US9664801B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Thilo Hannemann · Erlangen, DE
Mario Reinwand · Breitbrunn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 18, 2013
Grant date	May 30, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 21, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/5205
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention relates to the use of the spectral composition of X-ray radiation in addition to the intensity thereof in order to determine the attenuation caused by an object. Another aspect of an embodiment of the invention is a device, particularly a radiation monitor for an X-ray or CT system, which is suitable for performing the aforementioned procedure according to an embodiment of the invention.

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