Collimator and detector for computed tomography systems
First Claim
1. A collimator for a system including an x-ray source and a detector array mounted on a gantry, said collimator comprising:
- a housing; and
a grid connected to said housing, said grid comprising a plurality of blades and a plurality of attenuating wires, each of said blades being radially spaced from and extending substantially parallel to an adjacent one of said blades, said wires extending substantially perpendicular to said blades.
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Abstract
The present invention, in one form, is a scatter collimator for a computed tomography system including an x-ray source. The scatter collimator is positioned between a detector array and an object to be imaged. The scatter collimator includes a housing, a plurality of attenuating blades and a plurality of attenuating wires. The blades and wires are mounted to the housing, and oriented substantially perpendicular to each other. Particularly, the blades and wires form a two-dimensional shielding grid. The blades also are oriented so that they are radially and focally aligned with the x-ray source. A detector element of the detector array is secured to the housing so that the blades and wires are between the detector element and the x-ray source. The detector element, in one form, includes a scintillation element which is coated with a light-retaining material.
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1. A collimator for a system including an x-ray source and a detector array mounted on a gantry, said collimator comprising:
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a housing; and a grid connected to said housing, said grid comprising a plurality of blades and a plurality of attenuating wires, each of said blades being radially spaced from and extending substantially parallel to an adjacent one of said blades, said wires extending substantially perpendicular to said blades. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. An apparatus for detecting x-rays emanated from an x-ray source, said apparatus comprising at least one detector element, said detector element comprising a scintillation element coated with a light-retaining material, said apparatus further comprising a collimator, said collimator comprising a housing configured to be secured to said detector element, and a grid connected to said housing, said grid comprising a plurality of blades and a plurality of attenuating wires, each of said blades radially spaced from and extending substantially parallel to an adjacent one of said blades, said wires extending substantially perpendicular to said blades.
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