Slice-shaped absorber mask for radiation therapy
AssigneeSiemens Healthineers AG
InventorMartin BRAEUER
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Abstract
An absorber mask for shaping a plurality of therapeutic x-rays includes a stack of slices. The stack of slices has a number of x-ray radiation-absorbing slices. The number of x-ray radiation-absorbing slices each have at least one planar layer. Neighboring layers of the stack of slices are applied to one another in a planar manner and in the stack direction by an additive manufacturing method. At least one x-ray radiation-transparent slice and/or at least one x-ray radiation-absorbing strip extending in the width direction is arranged between the number of x-ray radiation-absorbing slices.
Claims20
An absorber mask for shaping a plurality of therapeutic x-rays, the absorber mask comprising:
- a stack of slices including a number of x-ray radiation-absorbing slices, the number of x-ray radiation-absorbing slices each having at least one planar layer, wherein
- neighboring layers of the stack of slices are applied onto one another in a planar manner in a stack direction via an additive manufacturing method, and
- at least one of at least one x-ray radiation-transparent slice or at least one x-ray radiation-absorbing strip extending in a width direction is arranged between the number of x-ray radiation-absorbing slices.
A method for manufacturing an absorber mask for shaping a plurality of therapeutic x-rays, the method comprising:
- applying, by an additive manufacturing method, layers onto one another in a planer manner and in a stack direction to form a stack of slices such that the stack of slices has a number of x-ray radiation-absorbing slices, and such that the stack of slices has at least one of at least one x-ray radiation-transparent slice or at least one x-ray radiation-absorbing strip extending in a width direction between the number of x-ray radiation-absorbing slices.
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