Systems and methods for developing a secondary collimator
AssigneeMorpho Detection, Inc.
InventorGeoffrey Harding
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Abstract
A method for developing a secondary collimator is described. The method includes orienting a plurality of collimator elements in a plane such that a gap is defined between a first collimator element and a second collimator element. The first collimator element has a first curved end, and the first curved end faces the second collimator element across the gap.
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A method for developing a secondary collimator, said method comprising:
- orienting a plurality of collimator elements in a plane such that a gap is defined between a first collimator element and a second collimator element of the plurality of collimator elements;
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- curving a first end of the first collimator element, the first end facing the second collimator element across the gap, such that a width of the gap varies.
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A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, said computer program comprising at least one code segment that configures a processor to:
- orient a plurality of virtual collimator elements in a virtual plane such that a virtual gap is defined between a first virtual collimator element and a second virtual collimator element of the plurality of virtual collimator elements;
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- curve a first end of the first virtual collimator element, the first end facing the second virtual collimator element across the virtual gap, such that a width of the virtual gap varies.
An imaging system comprising:
- a source configured to generate energy;
- a detector configured to detect the energy;
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- a collimator placed between an object and said detector, said collimator comprising a plurality of collimator elements oriented in a plane such that a gap is defined between a first collimator element and a second collimator element of said plurality of collimator elements, said first collimator element comprising a first curved end, said first curved end facing said second collimator element across the gap, said first curved end at least partially defines a width of the gap such that the width varies.
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