X-ray reduction system
US9931087B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/41
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An x-ray system including an x-ray source, a detector having an input area, a monitor configured to display detected images, means for determining a location of a Region of Interest (ROI) of a patient on the displayed image; and a collimator having means for projecting the region of interest (ROI) on a selected fraction of the input area exposed by the x-ray source, the collimator movable in a plane parallel to the detector input area, the collimator includes a plurality of holes having different sizes, each one of the holes configured for projecting the selected fraction of the exposed area for a different zoom of the detector.
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