Published October 7, 1980 | Version v1
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High speed computer assisted tomography

Creators

Description

X-ray generation and detection apparatus for use in a computer assisted tomography system which permits relatively high speed scanning. A large x-ray tube having a circular anode (3) surrounds the patient area. A movable electron gun (8) orbits adjacent to the anode. The anode directs into the patient area xrays which are delimited into a fan beam by a pair of collimating rings (21). After passing through the patient, x-rays are detected by an array (22) of movable detectors. Detector subarrays (23) are synchronously movable out of the x-ray plane to permit the passage of the fan beam

Availability note (English)

U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
Patent

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
v p.
IPC:
Int. Cl.G01N 21/34.
IPC
Int. Cl.G01N 21/34.
Patent number
US patent document 4,227,088/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12616172
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CAT SCANNING; IMAGE SCANNERS; X-RAY EQUIPMENT
Descriptors DEC
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY