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US 7,068,754 B2Granted
System to generate therapeutic radiation
AssigneeSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
InventorsHerbert Goebel, Manfred Richard Schuster
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a ring anode to emit radiation, and a conical monochromator to monochromatize the emitted radiation. According to some aspects, an outer diameter of the ring anode is greater than an outer diameter of a base of the monochromator.
Claims74
An apparatus comprising:
- a radiation source to emit radiation from at least a first location and a second location, the first and second locations being separated by a first distance;
- and
- a monochromator comprising a surface of diffracting material, the surface comprising a third location and a fourth location separated by a second distance, the second distance being less than the first distance,
- wherein the third location is to receive the radiation emitted from the first location and wherein the fourth location is to receive the radiation emitted from the second location.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a ring anode to emit radiation;
- and
- a conical monochromator to monochromatize the emitted radiation.
An apparatus comprising:
- a ring anode radiation source to release radiation;
- and
- one or more blocking devices to substantially block the radiation except for a portion of the radiation traveling along a substantially convergent three-dimensional path.
A method comprising:
- introducing a contrast agent within a target;
- and
- operating a therapy head to deliver monochromatized radiation to the target, the therapy head comprising a ring anode to emit radiation and a conical monochromator to monochromatize the emitted radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.