JP4831556B2 - 複数ピークのx線源を具備するctイメージングシステム - Google Patents
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50’ エネルギー識別システム
52’ X線コントローラ
80 ターゲット
82’ 第1の陰極照射装置
84 第2の陰極照射装置
88 回転フィルタ
90 フィルタ
94 フィルタ回転装置
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- 複数の電子を照射する複数の陰極照射装置と、
前記複数の電子が入射し、第1及び第2のX線ビームが生成される向きに配向されたターゲットを有する、単一の回転陽極と、
前記第1及び第2のX線ビームを同時にフィルタリングし、複数のエネルギーレベルで前記第1及び第2のX線のピークとして規定される複数のX線量エネルギーピークを同時に有するX線分布のフィルタ後のX線ビームを生成する第1及び第2のフィルタを備える回転フィルタと、
を含み、
前記第1及び第2のX線ビーム及び前記第1及び第2のフィルタとの間が同期して遷移する、イメージングシステム内でネルギー識別を行うX線源。 - 前記複数の陰極照射装置が、
第1の複数の電子を照射する第1の陰極照射装置(82)と、
第2の複数の電子を照射する第2の陰極照射装置(84)と、
を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のX線源。 - 前記第1の陰極照射装置(82)が第1のkVp(管電圧最高値)で前記第1の複数の電子を照射し、前記第2の陰極照射装置(84)が第2のkVpで第2の複数の電子を照射することを特徴とする請求項2に記載のX線源。
- 前記第1及び第2のフィルタが、低域通過フィルタであり、
前記第1のフィルタと前記第2のフィルタとが、前記第1のX線ビームに対して交互に用いられ、
前記第1のフィルタと前記第2のフィルタとが、前記第2のX線ビームに対して交互に用いられる、請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載のX線源。 - 前記ターゲットが、前記単一の回転陽極の異なる側面に設けられている、請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載のX線源。
- 前記ターゲットが、前記単一の回転陽極の同じ側面に複数設けられている、請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載のX線源。
- 請求項1乃至6のいずれかに記載のX線源(32)と、
前記少なくとも1つのX線ビームを受信し、物質エネルギー識別情報を有するX線信号を生成するエネルギー識別検出器(40)と、
を含むイメージングシステム。 - 前記回転フィルタに結合されたフィルタ回転装置(94)と、
前記フィルタ回転装置に電気的に結合され、該回転フィルタを回転させるコントローラ(52)と、
を更に含む請求項7に記載のシステム。 - 前記コントローラは、スキャン中の複数のビューに含まれる各ビューにつき前記第1及び第2のフィルタ間を遷移する請求項8に記載のシステム。
- 前記少なくとも1つのX線ビームの複数のX線量エネルギーレベルを測定するX線検出器を更に含む請求項7乃至9のいずれかに記載のシステム。
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