Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotor and X-ray CT scanners
- Patent Title (中): 转子和X射线CT扫描仪
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Application No.: US12808695Application Date: 2008-12-16
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Publication No.: US09314220B2Publication Date: 2016-04-19
- Inventor: Randall Peter Luhta , Ronald Sharpless , Lester Miller
- Applicant: Randall Peter Luhta , Ronald Sharpless , Lester Miller
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- International Application: PCT/IB2008/055317 WO 20081216
- International Announcement: WO2009/081327 WO 20090702
- Main IPC: A61B6/00
- IPC: A61B6/00 ; A61B6/03

Abstract:
The invention relates to a rotor comprising a radiation source having a focal spot for radiating beam towards a subject, detection means for generating signals responsive to energy attenuation of said beam and a circular body having a cavity for housing the radiation source, and a circle arc-shaped surface on which the detection means are mounted. The circle arc-shaped surface is placed opposite to the cavity with respect to the subject, said cavity comprising an inside surface mounted with a shield for shielding the radiation not towards the subject. In this way, the conventional housing for radiation source and shielding are removed, resulting in reduction of focal spot motion caused by motion of the conventional housing. Furthermore, this invention proposes to mount the detection means directly on the circular body without an intermediate structural housing that reduces the detector modules motion relative to the focal spot.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100303209A1 ROTOR AND X-RAY CT SCANNERS Public/Granted day:2010-12-02
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