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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Reuven Levinson, Haifa, IL;
Mark Kenneth Limkeman, Highland Heights, OH (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An imaging system () includes a radiation source () that emits radiation that traverses an examination region (), a radiation detector array () with a plurality of detectors (N) that detect the radiation that traverses the examination region, a dynamic bowtie filter () between the radiation source and the examination region, a first motor () and a second motor (), and a controller (). The dynamic bowtie filter includes a first half wedge () and a second half wedge (). The first motor is in mechanical communication with the first half wedge and moves the first half wedge and the second motor is in mechanical communication with the second half wedge and moves the second half wedge. The controller independently controls the first and second motors to move the first and second half wedges.