Radiation collimator and systems incorporating same

Patent · Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI ID:1027299

Norman, Daren R ^[1]; Yoon, Woo Y ^[1]; Jones, James L ^[1]; Haskell, Kevin J ^[1]; Bennett, Brion D ^[1]; Tschaggeny, Charles W ^[2]; Jones, Warren F ^[1]

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1. Idaho Falls, ID
2. Woods Cross, UT

A collimator including a housing having disposed therein a shield element surrounding a converter core in which a photon beam is generated from electrons emanating from a linear accelerator. A beam channeler longitudinally adjacent the shield element has a beam aperture therethrough coaxially aligned with, and of the same diameter as, an exit bore of the converter core. A larger entry bore in the converter core is coaxial with, and longitudinally separated from, the exit bore thereof. Systems incorporating the collimator are also disclosed.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• Assignee: Battelle Energy Allliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
• Patent Number(s): 8,017,926
• Application Number: 12/248,737
• OSTI ID: 1027299
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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