APPARATUS & METHODS FOR COLLIMATION OF X-RAYS
First Claim
1. An x-ray apparatus, comprising:
- a first rotatable disk comprising a first plurality of angled slots;
a first shutter comprising a first plurality of protruding members, wherein at least one of the first plurality of protruding members is positioned within a first angled slot of the first plurality of angled slots, and wherein at least one of the first plurality of protruding members is positioned within a second angled slot of the first plurality of angled slots,wherein the first shutter at least partially defines an x-ray collimation aperture, and wherein the apparatus is configured such that rotation of the first rotatable disk results in movement of the first shutter to alter a size of the x-ray collimation aperture; and
an x-ray source arranged to direct x-rays through the x-ray collimation aperture, wherein the x-ray apparatus is further configured to be handheld.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for collimation of x-ray beams. According to various embodiments, an x-ray apparatus may comprise an x-ray source, a first rotatable disk comprising a first plurality of angled slots, and a first shutter comprising a first plurality of protruding members. At least one of the first plurality of protruding members may be positioned within a first angled slot of the first plurality of angled slots, and at least one of the first plurality of protruding members may be positioned within a second angled slot of the first plurality of angled slots. The first shutter may at least partially define an x-ray collimation aperture, and the apparatus may be configured such that rotation of the first rotatable disk results in movement of the first shutter to alter a size of the x-ray collimation aperture. The x-ray apparatus may also be configured to be handheld.
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1. An x-ray apparatus, comprising:
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a first rotatable disk comprising a first plurality of angled slots; a first shutter comprising a first plurality of protruding members, wherein at least one of the first plurality of protruding members is positioned within a first angled slot of the first plurality of angled slots, and wherein at least one of the first plurality of protruding members is positioned within a second angled slot of the first plurality of angled slots, wherein the first shutter at least partially defines an x-ray collimation aperture, and wherein the apparatus is configured such that rotation of the first rotatable disk results in movement of the first shutter to alter a size of the x-ray collimation aperture; and an x-ray source arranged to direct x-rays through the x-ray collimation aperture, wherein the x-ray apparatus is further configured to be handheld. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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