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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
May. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yuan Lin, Rochester, NY (US);
William J. Sehnert, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/00 (2006.01); G01T 7/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/169 (2006.01); G01T 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 7/005 (2013.01); G01T 1/169 (2013.01); G01T 1/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for X-ray spectral calibration acquires X-ray projections of a calibration phantom formed of known materials. The X-ray spectrum of an X-ray source is calculated according to the acquired X-ray projections. The calculated X-ray spectrum can be stored, transmitted, or displayed.