Method and apparatus for performing computed tomography
First Claim
1. System for performing computed tomography comprising:
- a radiation source;
at least one radiation detector spaced from said radiation source, said at least one detector generating an output signal representative of the strength of received radiation from the radiation source;
a table which supports a plurality of parts positioned between said radiation source and said at least one detector;
at least one said table and said radiation source being movable relative to the other and said at least one detector; and
a processor which receives said output signal from said at least one detector as an input signal and, under program control, generates an output representative of at least a portion of the internal structure of parts supported on the table.
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Abstract
An apparatus for performing computed tomography having a radiation source and at least one radiation detector spaced from the radiation source and which generates an output signal representative of the strength of the received radiation from the radiation source. A part support for holding a plurality of parts is positioned in between the radiation source and the detectors. The part support is rotatably mounted about an axis generally perpendicular to a vector between the radiation source and the detectors so that, upon rotation of the part support, the radiation detectors generate an output signal corresponding to the internal structure of parts supported on the part support. A computer system receives the output signals from the detectors and, under program control, generates a report of the internal structure of the parts on the part support.
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25 Claims
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1. System for performing computed tomography comprising:
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a radiation source;
at least one radiation detector spaced from said radiation source, said at least one detector generating an output signal representative of the strength of received radiation from the radiation source;
a table which supports a plurality of parts positioned between said radiation source and said at least one detector;
at least one said table and said radiation source being movable relative to the other and said at least one detector; and
a processor which receives said output signal from said at least one detector as an input signal and, under program control, generates an output representative of at least a portion of the internal structure of parts supported on the table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. System for performing computed tomography comprising:
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a radiation source;
at least one radiation detector which generates an output signal representative of the strength of received radiation from the radiation source;
a robotic arm having at least one degree of movement, said radiation source and said at least one radiation detector being mounted to said robotic arm;
said robotic arm being programmed to move along said at least one degree of movement so that at least a portion of a part under examination is positioned between said radiation source and said at least one radiation detector; and
a computer system which receives said output signal from said at least one detector as an input signal and, under program control, generates an image of the internal structure of the portion of the part under examination. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for performing computed tomography on a plurality of parts using a rotating table positioned between a radiation source and a plurality of radiation detectors, said plurality of detectors producing an output signal representative of the strength of the radiation received by the detectors, comprising the steps of:
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collecting data for the radiation detectors responsive to the plurality of parts during revolution of the table for each revolution of the table; and
reconstructing from the collected data an output representative of at least a portion of the internal structure of at least a portion of the parts supported on the table. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for performing computed tomography on parts using a rotating table positioned between a radiation source and a plurality of radiation detectors, said plurality of detectors producing an output signal representative of the strength of the radiation received by the detectors, comprising the steps of:
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collecting data from the at least one radiation detector during revolution of the table for each revolution of the table only for a predetermined portion of the part; and
reconstructing from the collected data an output representative of the internal structure of the predetermined portion of the part mounted on the table. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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