CA1155560A - Method for examining a body with penetrating radiation - Google Patents

Method for examining a body with penetrating radiation

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CA1155560A
CA1155560A CA000360482A CA360482A CA1155560A CA 1155560 A CA1155560 A CA 1155560A CA 000360482 A CA000360482 A CA 000360482A CA 360482 A CA360482 A CA 360482A CA 1155560 A CA1155560 A CA 1155560A
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radiation
primary beam
diaphragm
detector array
lamellae
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Geoffrey Harding
Wolfgang Wagner
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken NV
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    • 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
    • A61B6/48—Diagnostic techniques
    • A61B6/483—Diagnostic techniques involving scattered radiation
    • 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
    • A61B6/02—Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis

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  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
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  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
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  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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  • Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
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CA000360482A 1979-09-27 1980-09-18 Method for examining a body with penetrating radiation Expired CA1155560A (en)

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DE19792939146 DE2939146A1 (de) 1979-09-27 1979-09-27 Verfahren zur untersuchung eines koerpers mit durchdringender strahlung
DEP2939146.6 1979-09-27

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EP (1) EP0028036B1 (en])
JP (1) JPS5657940A (en])
AU (1) AU6270880A (en])
CA (1) CA1155560A (en])
DE (2) DE2939146A1 (en])
ES (1) ES495327A0 (en])

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DE2939146A1 (de) 1981-04-16
DE3071696D1 (en) 1986-09-18
ES8106404A1 (es) 1981-06-16
JPH0126019B2 (en]) 1989-05-22
EP0028036A1 (de) 1981-05-06
JPS5657940A (en) 1981-05-20
AU6270880A (en) 1981-04-09
ES495327A0 (es) 1981-06-16
US4380817A (en) 1983-04-19
EP0028036B1 (de) 1986-08-13

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