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US 12,472,381 B2Granted
Fin for collimating therapeutic radiation
AssigneeSiemens Healthineers AG
InventorsOlivia Noack, Sebastian Graebner, Georg Walberer, Fabian Krieg
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Abstract
One or more example embodiments of the present invention relates to a fin for collimating therapeutic radiation. The fin comprises a collimation area made of a first material and a holding area made of a second material. Herein, the collimation area and the holding area are pressed together. Herein, the first material is formed to collimate therapeutic radiation. Herein, the holding area can be coupled to an adjustment device for adjusting the fin.
Claims19
A fin for collimating therapeutic radiation comprising:
- a collimation area including a first material, the collimation area having a first external edge, a second external edge facing the first external edge, a third external edge connected to the first external edge and the second external edge, and a fourth external edge, a second external edge facing the first external edge, a third external edge and connected to the first external edge and the second external edge;
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- a holding area including a second material,
- wherein the collimation area and the holding area are hot isostatically pressed together,
- wherein the collimation area is joined to the holding area only along the first external edge,
- wherein the first material is configured to collimate therapeutic radiation, and
- wherein the holding area is configured to adjust the fin.
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A collimator comprising:
- a plurality of fins, each of the plurality of fins including,
- a collimation area including a first material, the collimation area having a first external edge a second external edge facing the first external edge, a third external edge connected to the first external edge and the second external edge, and a fourth external edge facing the third external edge and connected to the first external edge and the second external edge, and
- a holding area including a second material,
- wherein the collimation area and the holding area are hot isostatically pressed together,
- wherein the collimation area is joined to the holding area only along the first external edge,
- wherein the first material is configured to collimate therapeutic radiation,
- wherein the holding area is configured to adjust the fin, and
- wherein the plurality of fins are configured to be adjusted perpendicular to a contact surface of the holding area and the collimation area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.