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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
May. 10, 2002
Applicant:
David Michael Hoffman, New Berlin, WI (US);
Inventor:
David Michael Hoffman, New Berlin, WI (US);
Assignee:
GE Medical Systems Global Technology, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N023/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging system includes an x-ray source coupled to a gantry. The x-ray source generates an x-ray flux, wherein a portion of the x-ray flux becomes scatter radiation. A scatter detector is also coupled to the gantry to receive the scatter radiation. The scatter detector generates a scatter signal in response to the scatter radiation, and a host computer receives the scatter signal.