Multiple purpose high speed tomographic x-ray scanner
Patent
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OSTI ID:5798764
A multiple source, rotating, tomographic x-ray scanner includes x-ray sources adaptably configurable to operate in two modes. The first mode of operation, in which the sources are planarly configured, permits high speed, single slice scans to be made. The second mode of operation in which the x-ray sources are configured so as to scan distinct, but contiguous planes, permits multiple slices to be made in a single scan.
- Assignee:
- General Electric Co
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4196352
- OSTI ID:
- 5798764
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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550602* -- Medicine-- External Radiation in Diagnostics-- (1980-)
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DETECTION
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
IMAGE SCANNERS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION SOURCES
TOMOGRAPHY
X-RAY DETECTION
X-RAY EQUIPMENT
X-RAY SOURCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DETECTION
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
IMAGE SCANNERS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION SOURCES
TOMOGRAPHY
X-RAY DETECTION
X-RAY EQUIPMENT
X-RAY SOURCES