RADIATION BEAM INTENSITY PROFILE SHAPER

• Main Authors: LEVINSON, Reuven, KATCHALSKI, Tsvi, ROESSL, Ewald
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 30.10.2019
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; IRRADIATION DEVICES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHYSICS; SURGERY; TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

An imaging system (500) includes a focal spot (510) that rotates along a path around an examination region (506) and emits radiation. A collimator (512) collimates the radiation, producing a radiation beam (516) that traverses a field of view (520) of the examination region and a subject or object t...