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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazumasa Mihara, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Keiichi Hori, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Yuichiro Kaminou, Aichi-ken, JP;
Setuta Setogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 ;
Abstract
An X-ray CT apparatus comprises a large number of X-ray sources, a detector, and a collimator. The X-ray sources are arranged around an object P of inspection. The detector detects X rays emitted from the X-ray sources. The collimator is located between the X-ray sources and the object of inspection, and restricts the angle of emission of the X rays emitted from the X-ray sources so as to match the size of the detection surface of the detector.