Invention Grant
- Patent Title: X-ray collimator for imaging system
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Application No.: US16058641Application Date: 2018-08-08
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Publication No.: US10695011B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Brandon Smith , Gregory Gabrysiak , Timothy Behlmer
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: The Small Patent Law Group LLC
- Agent Dean D. Small
- Main IPC: A61B6/06
- IPC: A61B6/06 ; A61B6/03 ; G21K1/04

Abstract:
A collimator includes a panel and one or more blades. The panel defines an exit port, and the one or more blades are held between the panel and an X-ray source to cover at least a portion of the exit port. Each of the one or more blades has a primary blocking member and a secondary blocking member with material densities sufficient to block X-ray radiation. The primary blocking member shapes an X-ray beam emitted from the X-ray source. The secondary blocking member is secured in a fixed position relative to the primary blocking member between the primary blocking member and the panel to block scatter radiation from the X-ray beam from emanating through the exit port. The primary blocking member has a substantially non-planar surface facing toward the X-ray source. The secondary blocking member has a substantially planar surface facing toward the X-ray source.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200051708A1 X-RAY COLLIMATOR FOR IMAGING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2020-02-13
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