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US 7,070,327 B2Granted
Focused radiation visualization
AssigneeSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
InventorWilliam F. Collins
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Abstract
A system includes substantial focus of radiation on a focal area, the focused radiation following a radiation path from a lens to the focal area, and projection of light on a surface so as to substantially indicate an intersection of the radiation path with the surface. In some aspects, the light projected on the surface substantially indicates a distance between the surface and the focal area.
Claims30
An apparatus comprising:
- a radiation-focusing lens to substantially focus x-rays on a focal area, the focused x-rays to follow a radiation path from the lens to the focal area;
- and
- at least one light-emitting element embedded within the radiation-focusing lens for projecting light to substantially delineate the radiation path.
A method comprising:
- operating at least one light-emitting element embedded within a radiation-focusing lens to project light to substantially delineate a radiation path;
- and
- substantially focusing x-rays along the radiation path using the radiation-focusing lens,
- wherein the projected light substantially delineates a three-dimensional inner surface of the radiation path.
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A method comprising:
- determining a path of x-rays to exit from a radiation-focusing lens;
- configuring at least one light-emitting element embedded within the radiation-focusing lens to project light substantially delineating the x-ray path;
- and
- projecting the light on a surface so as to substantially indicate an intersection of the x-ray path with the surface.
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A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable process steps, the process steps comprising
- a step to determine a path of x-rays to exit from a radiation-focusing lens;
- a step to configure at least one light-emitting element embedded within the radiation-focusing lens to project light substantially delineating the x-ray path;
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- a step to project the light on a surface so as to substantially indicate an intersection of the x-ray path with the surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.