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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH, Erlangen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G21K 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/4035 (2013.01); G21K 1/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filter is disclosed for the spectral filtration of X-rays emanating from an X-ray source which cross an object under examination and are detected by an X-ray detector in at least two different spectral regions. After crossing the object under examination, the X-rays have an energy spectrum which displays a characteristic distribution for the anode material of the X-ray source. In an embodiment, the filter is configured to suppress part of the energy spectrum comprising the focal point of the energy spectrum. A corresponding X-ray system and method are also disclosed.