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US 2007/0181821 A1Published application
Collimator fabrication
AssigneeJMP Industries, Inc.
InventorJames Pinchot
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Abstract
A collimator that formed from a plurality of metal layers that are shaped by use of lithographic techniques in specific shapes. The formed metal layers are stacked and aligned together and then connected together to form the collimator.
Claims39
1-20. (canceled)
A method of manufacturing a collimator comprising:
- generating a computer image of at least a portion of a collimator;
- sectioning at least a portion of said computer generated image;
- providing a plurality of metal layers for use in at least partially forming said collimator;
- forming a plurality of said metal layers into specific shapes by use of at least one cutting technique, said specific shapes of a plurality of said metal layers at least partially based on said sectioned computer image;
- stacking and aligning said plurality of formed metal layers;
- and,
- connecting together said plurality of formed metal layers to form at least a portion of said collimator, said formed collimator section having a non-planar surface designed to receive a source of radiation.
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The method as defined in claim 22, wherein a plurality of said metal layers each have an average density of at least about 8.5 g/cm3.
A method of manufacturing a collimator comprising:
- a) generating an image of at least a portion of said collimator;
- b) sectioning at a least a portion of said image;
- c) providing a plurality of metal layers;
- d) forming a plurality of said metal layers in specific shapes based on a plurality of said sectioned images;
- and,
- e) connecting together a plurality of said metal layers to form at least a portion of said collimator.
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A collimator at least partially formed by the process comprising:
- a) generating an image of at least a portion of said collimator;
- b) sectioning at a least a portion of said image;
- c) providing a plurality of metal layers;
- d) forming a plurality of said metal layers in specific shapes based on a plurality of said sectioned images;
- and,
- e) connecting together a plurality of said metal layers to form at least a portion of said collimator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.