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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Thijs Elenbaas, Nijmegen, NL;
Markus Johannes Harmen Den Hartog, Eindhoven, NL;
Javier Olivan Bescos, Eindhoven, NL;
Gereon Vogtmeier, Aachen, DE;
William Edward Peter Van Der Sterren, Eindhoven, NL;
Daniël Simon Anna Ruijters, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An adaptive X-ray anti-scatter device for placement in a source-detector axis of an X-ray imager includes an anti-scatter filter having a source orientable surface and a detector orientable surface. The anti-scatter filter comprises a plurality of realignable slats that absorb incident X-rays and are separated by a plurality of interstitial portions. The device also includes a first actively deformable member comprising a first set of one or more actively deformable actuators disposed across a first region of the first actively deformable member. At least a portion of the first set is partially or fully recessed within the interstitial portions. At least one actuator of the first set is in contact with a corresponding realignable slat of the plurality of realignable slats and is configured to change the alignment of the corresponding realignable slat in relation to the source-detector axis.