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Method of manufacturing a collimator mandrel having variable attenuation characteristics for a CT system

  • US 7,266,180 B1
  • Filed: 02/10/2006
  • Issued: 09/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of manufacturing a collimator mandrel for a CT imaging system, the method comprising the steps of:

  • forming a core of base material, wherein the core includes a cylindrical rod; and

    affixing a thin layer of attenuating material to the core and then machining the thin layer to have a non-uniform thickness to form the collimator mandrel.

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