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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1998
Edward G. Solomon, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian P. Wilfley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Cardiac Mariners, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for scanning an x-ray target in a reverse geometry x-ray imaging system with a charged particle beam is disclosed. An aspect of the invention is directed to scanning patterns for moving an electron beam across the target assembly to generate x-rays, in which a charged particle beam is moved across a plurality of sets of positions on a target assembly, wherein particular positions or sets of positions on the target assembly are rescanned a plurality of times during a single frame. The length of time between a first and a last illumination of the object during the frame is sufficiently small to prevent image blurring during image reconstruction.