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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
James Wear, Madison, WI (US);
Serge Muller, Buc, FR;
Randall Payne, Madison, WI (US);
Paul Markwardt, Madison, WI (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for performing a bone density scan of a patient is provided. The system includes a radiation source operative to emit a radiation beam, a radiation detector operative to receive the radiation beam and generate an output signal based at least in part on the received radiation beam, and a controller in electronic communication with the radiation source and the radiation detector and operative to generate at least one of a bone mineral content measurement of the patient, a bone mineral density measurement of the patient, a body composition measurement of the patient, and a body thickness measurement of the patient. The controller is further operative to regulate the radiation beam such that a flux of the radiation beam at the radiation detector is within a target flux range.