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Grid assembly positioning circuit and detector assembly including the same

  • US 8,172,461 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2009
  • Issued: 05/08/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An x-ray grid alignment system for coupling an x-ray grid to a detector, the x-ray grid alignment system comprising:

  • a marker configured to be mounted to the x-ray grid;

    a sensor configured to be mounted to the detector, the sensor generating an alignment signal based on a position of the marker; and

    an alignment module configured to receive the alignment signal from the sensor and utilize the alignment signal to determine when the x-ray grid is coupled to a detecting surface of the detector and inhibit the operation of an x-ray source based on the alignment signal.

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