Selection of a radiation shaping filter
AssigneesKlinikum Der Universitate Munchen, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHans-Christoph BECKER, Thomas FLOHR, Bernhard SCHMIDT
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Abstract
A method for selecting a radiation shaping filter is disclosed, which modifies the spatial distribution of the intensity and/or the spectrum of x-rays of an x-ray source of an imaging system. In an embodiment, anatomical measurement data of an object under examination is recorded, from which with the aid of the imaging system image data is creatable. The radiation shaping filter is selected automatically on the basis of the recorded anatomical measurement data of the object under examination. An imaging system, in which a radiation shaping filter is selected, is further disclosed.
Claims19
A method for selecting a radiation shaping filter, configured to modify a spatial distribution of at least one of intensity and spectrum of x-rays of an x-ray source of an imaging system, the method comprising:
- recording anatomical measurement data of an object under examination, from which image data is creatable with the aid of the imaging system;
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- selecting the radiation shaping filter, automatically, based upon the recorded anatomical measurement data of the object under examination.
An x-ray imaging system, comprising:
- an x-ray source;
- a recording unit configured to record anatomical measurement data;
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- a selection unit configured to automatically select a radiation shaping filter on the basis of the anatomical measurement data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.