FR2304321A1 - X-ray scanning system - with multiple detectors providing detailed absorption data for a body under examination - Google Patents

X-ray scanning system - with multiple detectors providing detailed absorption data for a body under examination

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FR2304321A1
FR2304321A1 FR7607826A FR7607826A FR2304321A1 FR 2304321 A1 FR2304321 A1 FR 2304321A1 FR 7607826 A FR7607826 A FR 7607826A FR 7607826 A FR7607826 A FR 7607826A FR 2304321 A1 FR2304321 A1 FR 2304321A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G01N23/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00
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    • G01N23/06—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption
    • G01N23/083—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
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    • A61B6/02—Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/03—Computed tomography [CT]
    • A61B6/032—Transmission computed tomography [CT]
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    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/40—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/4007—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis characterised by using a plurality of source units
    • A61B6/4014—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis characterised by using a plurality of source units arranged in multiple source-detector units
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/40—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/4021—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis involving movement of the focal spot
    • A61B6/4028—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis involving movement of the focal spot resulting in acquisition of views from substantially different positions, e.g. EBCT
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/42—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/4275—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis using a detector unit almost surrounding the patient, e.g. more than 180°
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/20—Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
    • G01T1/2002—Optical details, e.g. reflecting or diffusing layers

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Abstract

In a system for examining a body by means of penetrating radiation, having (i) a source irradiating the body with a flat beam, (ii) a detector unit for the detection of the radiation and emission of output signals related to the absorption of the radiation by the body, intended to be processed to produce a representation of the distribution of the absorption in a plane section through the body and (iii) a device for scanning of the flat beam of radiation relative to the body, in order to irradiate the section along a series of beam paths passing through the body from differing directions, (a) the detector unit comprises a series of detectors, a pre-determined number of which are irradiated at any instant by the beam of radiation, and (b) the scanning device moves the beam of penetrating radiation over the detectors in order progressively to change the detectors irradiated. Advantageously a mechanism moves the source with respect to the body in order to produce at least part of the scanning by the beam of radiation.
FR7607826A 1975-03-20 1976-03-18 X-ray scanning system - with multiple detectors providing detailed absorption data for a body under examination Granted FR2304321A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB1155375 1975-03-20
GB2648575A GB1540583A (en) 1975-03-12 1975-06-21 Radiography

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FR2304321A1 true FR2304321A1 (en) 1976-10-15
FR2304321B1 FR2304321B1 (en) 1979-08-31

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FR2341149A1 (en) * 1976-02-12 1977-09-09 Philips Nv METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING ENCODED IMAGES USING SEVERAL RADIATION BEAMS
FR2350613A1 (en) * 1976-05-06 1977-12-02 Gen Electric FAST X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM
FR2365329A1 (en) * 1976-09-27 1978-04-21 American Science & Eng Inc TOMOGRAPHIC SCAN DEVICE
FR2368259A1 (en) * 1976-10-19 1978-05-19 Siemens Ag PROCESS FOR MAKING TOMOGRAPHS USING X-RAYS OR SIMILAR PENETRANT RAYS
FR2368930A1 (en) * 1976-11-02 1978-05-26 Siemens Ag RADIODIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF TRANSVERSAL TOMOGRAPHS
FR2374885A2 (en) * 1976-12-23 1978-07-21 Siemens Ag PROCEDURE FOR MAKING TOMOGRAPHS USING X-RAYS OR SIMILAR PENETRANT RAYS
FR2384480A1 (en) * 1977-03-21 1978-10-20 Siemens Ag RADIODIAGNOSIS EQUIPMENT FOR TOMOGRAPHIES
FR2386197A1 (en) * 1977-04-01 1978-10-27 Ohio Nuclear MULTIPLEXING CIRCUIT FOR TRANSAXIAL TOMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT
FR2385374A1 (en) * 1977-04-01 1978-10-27 Siemens Ag RADIODIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF TRANSVERSAL TOMOGRAPHS
FR2424549A1 (en) * 1978-04-24 1979-11-23 Philips Nv DEVICE FOR EXAMINING AN OBJECT USING RADIATION PUTTING INTO THIS OBJECT, AND APPLICATION IN PARTICULAR TO TOMOGRAPHY
FR2424017A1 (en) * 1978-04-28 1979-11-23 Gen Electric X-RAY TOMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM
EP0005666A1 (en) * 1978-05-16 1979-11-28 Thomson-Csf Tomographic apparatus having a single housing
FR2425083A1 (en) * 1978-05-02 1979-11-30 Philips Nv DEVICE FOR DEFINING THE DISTRIBUTION OF RADIATION ABSORPTION IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL EXAMINATION REGION
FR2471178A1 (en) * 1977-08-01 1981-06-19 Univ Pittsburgh RADIOGRAPHY APPARATUS
EP0191322A1 (en) * 1985-02-04 1986-08-20 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Arrangement for producing X-ray images using computer radiography
WO2003081220A2 (en) * 2002-03-19 2003-10-02 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Computer tomograph with a detector following the movement of a pivotable x-ray source
US6940941B2 (en) 2002-02-15 2005-09-06 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Breakable gantry apparatus for multidimensional x-ray based imaging
US7001045B2 (en) 2002-06-11 2006-02-21 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Cantilevered gantry apparatus for x-ray imaging
US7106825B2 (en) 2002-08-21 2006-09-12 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Apparatus and method for reconstruction of volumetric images in a divergent scanning computed tomography system
US7188998B2 (en) 2002-03-13 2007-03-13 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Systems and methods for quasi-simultaneous multi-planar x-ray imaging
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DE2422008A1 (en) * 1973-05-05 1974-11-21 Emi Ltd RADIOGRAPHIC DEVICE
FR2237607A1 (en) * 1973-07-21 1975-02-14 Emi Ltd
FR2264516A1 (en) * 1974-03-23 1975-10-17 Emi Ltd Radiographic examination unit - uses predicted signals from various ray receivers to counteract discrepancies in sensitivity

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DE2422008A1 (en) * 1973-05-05 1974-11-21 Emi Ltd RADIOGRAPHIC DEVICE
FR2237607A1 (en) * 1973-07-21 1975-02-14 Emi Ltd
FR2264516A1 (en) * 1974-03-23 1975-10-17 Emi Ltd Radiographic examination unit - uses predicted signals from various ray receivers to counteract discrepancies in sensitivity

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2337884A1 (en) * 1976-01-07 1977-08-05 Philips Nv DEVICE FOR MEASURING DIFFERENCES IN ABSORPTION DEGREE
FR2341149A1 (en) * 1976-02-12 1977-09-09 Philips Nv METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING ENCODED IMAGES USING SEVERAL RADIATION BEAMS
FR2350613A1 (en) * 1976-05-06 1977-12-02 Gen Electric FAST X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM
FR2365329A1 (en) * 1976-09-27 1978-04-21 American Science & Eng Inc TOMOGRAPHIC SCAN DEVICE
FR2368259A1 (en) * 1976-10-19 1978-05-19 Siemens Ag PROCESS FOR MAKING TOMOGRAPHS USING X-RAYS OR SIMILAR PENETRANT RAYS
FR2368930A1 (en) * 1976-11-02 1978-05-26 Siemens Ag RADIODIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF TRANSVERSAL TOMOGRAPHS
FR2374885A2 (en) * 1976-12-23 1978-07-21 Siemens Ag PROCEDURE FOR MAKING TOMOGRAPHS USING X-RAYS OR SIMILAR PENETRANT RAYS
FR2384480A1 (en) * 1977-03-21 1978-10-20 Siemens Ag RADIODIAGNOSIS EQUIPMENT FOR TOMOGRAPHIES
FR2386197A1 (en) * 1977-04-01 1978-10-27 Ohio Nuclear MULTIPLEXING CIRCUIT FOR TRANSAXIAL TOMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT
FR2385374A1 (en) * 1977-04-01 1978-10-27 Siemens Ag RADIODIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF TRANSVERSAL TOMOGRAPHS
FR2471178A1 (en) * 1977-08-01 1981-06-19 Univ Pittsburgh RADIOGRAPHY APPARATUS
FR2424549A1 (en) * 1978-04-24 1979-11-23 Philips Nv DEVICE FOR EXAMINING AN OBJECT USING RADIATION PUTTING INTO THIS OBJECT, AND APPLICATION IN PARTICULAR TO TOMOGRAPHY
FR2424017A1 (en) * 1978-04-28 1979-11-23 Gen Electric X-RAY TOMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM
FR2425083A1 (en) * 1978-05-02 1979-11-30 Philips Nv DEVICE FOR DEFINING THE DISTRIBUTION OF RADIATION ABSORPTION IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL EXAMINATION REGION
FR2425836A1 (en) * 1978-05-16 1979-12-14 Radiologie Cie Gle SINGLE SLEEVE TOMOGRAPHIC APPARATUS CARRYING X-RAY TUBES AND DETECTORS
EP0005666A1 (en) * 1978-05-16 1979-11-28 Thomson-Csf Tomographic apparatus having a single housing
EP0191322A1 (en) * 1985-02-04 1986-08-20 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Arrangement for producing X-ray images using computer radiography
US6940941B2 (en) 2002-02-15 2005-09-06 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Breakable gantry apparatus for multidimensional x-ray based imaging
US7188998B2 (en) 2002-03-13 2007-03-13 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Systems and methods for quasi-simultaneous multi-planar x-ray imaging
US9398886B2 (en) 2002-03-19 2016-07-26 Medtronic Navigation, Inc. Systems and methods for imaging large field-of-view objects
WO2003081220A2 (en) * 2002-03-19 2003-10-02 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Computer tomograph with a detector following the movement of a pivotable x-ray source
WO2003081220A3 (en) * 2002-03-19 2004-04-01 Breakaway Imaging Llc Computer tomograph with a detector following the movement of a pivotable x-ray source
US7108421B2 (en) 2002-03-19 2006-09-19 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Systems and methods for imaging large field-of-view objects
USRE49349E1 (en) 2002-03-19 2022-12-27 Medtronic Navigation, Inc. Systems and methods for imaging large field-of-view objects
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EP2345370A3 (en) * 2002-03-19 2012-05-09 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Computer tomography with a detector following the movement of a pivotable x-ray source
US7001045B2 (en) 2002-06-11 2006-02-21 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Cantilevered gantry apparatus for x-ray imaging
US7106825B2 (en) 2002-08-21 2006-09-12 Breakaway Imaging, Llc Apparatus and method for reconstruction of volumetric images in a divergent scanning computed tomography system
US7490982B2 (en) 2002-08-21 2009-02-17 Medtronic Navigation, Inc. Gantry positioning apparatus for x-ray imaging
US7338207B2 (en) 2002-08-21 2008-03-04 Medtronic Navigation, Inc. Gantry positioning apparatus for X-ray imaging

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