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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Applicant:
American Science and Engineering, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Inventors:
Martin Rommel, Lexington, MA (US);
Jeffrey R. Schubert, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
American Science and Engineering, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/30 (2006.01); H01J 35/14 (2006.01); G21K 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/30 (2013.01); H01J 35/14 (2013.01); G21K 1/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A two-dimensional X-ray scanner that includes a beam steerer for steering an electron beam to impinge upon a target; and a collimator further including an aperture adapted for travel in an aperture travel path for rotating the X-ray beam plane spanned by the electron beam impinging upon the target along a focal track for emitting a scanning X-ray beam.