Detector arrangement for x-ray tomography system
First Claim
1. An x-ray scanning system including (a) a gantry including a disk for supporting at least an x-ray source, and a frame for rotatably supporting the disk for rotation about a rotation axis, (b) an x-ray detector assembly including a plurality of x-ray detectors cooperative with said x-ray source, wherein said x-ray source defines a focal spot from which radiation is emitted, said detectors being grouped in a plurality of substantially linear arrays fixedly positioned substantially along an arc extending about the focal spot, (c) a support structure connected to said disk for supporting said detector assembly, and (d) a data acquisition system for processing signals received from said detectors, said x-ray scanning system further comprising:
- means for optimizing the placement of, and securing, said detector arrays along said arc so that interfering contact of adjacent arrays is substantially avoided.
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Abstract
In an x-ray scanning system having an x-ray source and a plurality of x-ray detectors mounted in substantially linear arrays and positioned along an arc extending about a focal spot defined by the x-ray source, the placement of the arrays along the arc is optimized to substantially avoid interfering contact between adjacent arrays. Each detector array is located at a preselected radial distance from the focal spot and oriented at a preselected angle with respect to radial lines extending from the focal spot so that the radiation-insensitive end portions of adjacent arrays overlap in the tangential direction. The tangential spacing between adjacent detector arrays is thus approximately equal to the tangential spacing between adjacent detectors in a single array.
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1. An x-ray scanning system including (a) a gantry including a disk for supporting at least an x-ray source, and a frame for rotatably supporting the disk for rotation about a rotation axis, (b) an x-ray detector assembly including a plurality of x-ray detectors cooperative with said x-ray source, wherein said x-ray source defines a focal spot from which radiation is emitted, said detectors being grouped in a plurality of substantially linear arrays fixedly positioned substantially along an arc extending about the focal spot, (c) a support structure connected to said disk for supporting said detector assembly, and (d) a data acquisition system for processing signals received from said detectors, said x-ray scanning system further comprising:
means for optimizing the placement of, and securing, said detector arrays along said arc so that interfering contact of adjacent arrays is substantially avoided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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