High performance x-ray anti-scatter grid
Abstract
An x-ray anti-scatter grid for x-ray imaging, particularly for screening mammography, and method for fabricating same, x-rays incident along a direct path pass through a grid composed of a plurality of parallel or crossed openings, microchannels, grooves, or slots etched in a substrate, such as silicon, having the walls of the microchannels or slots coated with a high opacity material, such as gold, while x-rays incident at angels with respect to the slots of the grid, arising from scatter, are blocked. The thickness of the substrate is dependent on the specific application of the grid, whereby a substrate of the grid for mammography would be thinner than one for chest radiology. Instead of coating the walls of the slots, such could be filed with an appropriate liquid, such as mercury.
- Inventors:
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- Pleasanton, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869898
- Patent Number(s):
- 5418833
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- performance; x-ray; anti-scatter; grid; imaging; particularly; screening; mammography; method; fabricating; x-rays; incident; direct; path; pass; composed; plurality; parallel; crossed; openings; microchannels; grooves; slots; etched; substrate; silicon; walls; coated; opacity; material; gold; angels; respect; arising; scatter; blocked; thickness; dependent; specific; application; whereby; thinner; chest; radiology; coating; filed; appropriate; liquid; mercury; ray imaging; specific application; x-ray imaging; x-rays incident; screening mammography; x-ray anti-scatter; rays incident; anti-scatter grid; /378/
Citation Formats
Logan, Clinton M. High performance x-ray anti-scatter grid. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Logan, Clinton M. High performance x-ray anti-scatter grid. United States.
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"High performance x-ray anti-scatter grid". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869898.
@article{osti_869898,
title = {High performance x-ray anti-scatter grid},
author = {Logan, Clinton M},
abstractNote = {An x-ray anti-scatter grid for x-ray imaging, particularly for screening mammography, and method for fabricating same, x-rays incident along a direct path pass through a grid composed of a plurality of parallel or crossed openings, microchannels, grooves, or slots etched in a substrate, such as silicon, having the walls of the microchannels or slots coated with a high opacity material, such as gold, while x-rays incident at angels with respect to the slots of the grid, arising from scatter, are blocked. The thickness of the substrate is dependent on the specific application of the grid, whereby a substrate of the grid for mammography would be thinner than one for chest radiology. Instead of coating the walls of the slots, such could be filed with an appropriate liquid, such as mercury.},
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year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
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