Collimator for cephalometric extra oral dental imaging devices

An integral collimator for an extra-oral imaging system that includes a lead plate surrounding an elongated fixed slot aperture and includes a unitary body in substantially continuous contact with an outer surface of the elongated lead plate. The unitary body can include a lower portion surrounding...

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Main Authors Congy, Philippe, Martino, Olivier
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.09.2019
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
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Summary:An integral collimator for an extra-oral imaging system that includes a lead plate surrounding an elongated fixed slot aperture and includes a unitary body in substantially continuous contact with an outer surface of the elongated lead plate. The unitary body can include a lower portion surrounding the elongated lead plate and an upper portion, where the upper portion includes a protrusion configured to engage a transport mechanism for translation in a direction orthogonal to a path of the x-ray.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201515523498