Collimator with attachment mechanism and system
Patent
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OSTI ID:1069097
- Yorktown, VA
- Hampton, VA
- Morgantown, WV
A self-aligning collimator for a radiation imaging device that is secured and aligned through the use of a plurality of small magnets. The collimator allows for the rapid exchange, removal, or addition of collimators for the radiation imaging device without the need for tools. The accompanying method discloses the use of magnets and accompanying magnetic fields to align and secure collimators in a radiation imaging assembly.
- Research Organization:
- Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, VA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84ER40150
- Assignee:
- Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, VA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,217,359
- Application Number:
- 13/135,615
- OSTI ID:
- 1069097
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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