Fast foreign object scanner for scanning human bodies
AssigneeLinev Systems, Inc.
InventorVladimir N. Linev
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Abstract
An X-ray imaging system includes a frame; a gantry mounted on the frame; an electromagnetic linear drive coupled to the gantry for translating the gantry in a horizontal direction; a C-arm mounted on the gantry, the C-arm rotatable across at least a 90 degree angle; an X-ray source mounted to one end of C-arm; an X-ray detector array mounted to the opposite end of the C-arm. The array is formed of a plurality of array elements, each array element formed of a plurality of linear detectors. Each array element is mounted perpendicular to a radial line between a focal spot of the X-ray source and a middle of each array element, and the X-ray detector array has a focal point at the X-ray source.
Claims19
An X-ray imaging system comprising:
- a frame;
- a gantry mounted on the frame;
- an electromagnetic linear drive coupled to the gantry for translating the gantry in a longitudinal horizontal direction for performing linear scanning of a human body;
- a C-arm mounted on the gantry, the C-arm rotatable across at least a 90 degree angle;
- an X-ray source mounted to one end of C-arm and having a focal spot;
- an X-ray detector mounted to the opposite end of the C-arm,
- the X-ray detector formed of a plurality of detector arrays arranged in an arc on the C-arm with adjacent detector arrays abutting each other, each detector array being a flat two-dimensional rectangular sensor,
- each detector array of the plurality of detector arrays formed of a plurality of pixel lines,
- each pixel line of the plurality of pixel lines is formed of a plurality of pixels,
- wherein each detector array of the plurality of detector arrays is mounted perpendicular to a radial line between the focal spot of the X-ray source and a middle of each detector array.
An X-ray imaging system comprising:
- a frame;
- a gantry mounted on the frame;
- an electromagnetic drive coupled to the gantry for translating the gantry in a longitudinal direction for performing linear scanning of a human body;
- a C-arm mounted on the gantry, the C-arm rotatable across at least a 90 degree angle;
- an X-ray source mounted to one end of C-arm and having a focal spot;
- an X-ray detector mounted to the opposite end of the C-arm,
- the X-ray detector including a plurality of flat two-dimensional rectangular detector arrays arranged in an arc on the C-arm,
- each detector array of the plurality of detector arrays formed of a plurality of pixel lines,
- each pixel line of the plurality of pixel lines formed of a plurality of pixels,
- wherein each detector array of the plurality of detector arrays is mounted perpendicular to a radial line between the focal spot of the X-ray source and a middle of each detector array, and
- wherein the plurality of detector arrays includes 7 detector arrays.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.