Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multiple X-ray tube system and method of making same
- Patent Title (中): 多种X射线管系统及其制作方法
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Application No.: US12642965Application Date: 2009-12-21
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Publication No.: US08270562B2Publication Date: 2012-09-18
- Inventor: Paavana Sainath , Peter Crandall , Abdelaziz Ikhlef , Chad Smith , Ron Kent Hockersmith , Baojun Li
- Applicant: Paavana Sainath , Peter Crandall , Abdelaziz Ikhlef , Chad Smith , Ron Kent Hockersmith , Baojun Li
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, SC
- Main IPC: A61B6/00
- IPC: A61B6/00

Abstract:
An imaging system includes a rotatable gantry having an opening therein to receive a subject to be scanned and configured to rotate about a central axis in a rotation direction. The imaging system also includes a first x-ray source coupled to the rotatable gantry at a first position, wherein the first position is offset from the central axis of the rotatable gantry by a first distance. Further, the imaging system includes a second x-ray source coupled to the rotatable gantry at a second position, wherein the second position is offset from the central axis of the rotatable gantry by a second distance, wherein the second position is offset from the first position in a direction coincident with the rotation direction, and wherein the second position is offset from the first position in a direction parallel to the central axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110150174A1 MULTIPLE X-RAY TUBE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Public/Granted day:2011-06-23
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