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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2005
Thomas Schmitt, Forchheim, DE;
Thomas Schmitt, Forchheim, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A multileaf collimator () of an X-ray diagnostic device has a housing () that is provided for the passage of an X-ray beam (S), collimator leaves () arranged in said housing for limiting the X-ray beam (S), and a light source () and a mirror () for identifying the X-ray beam (S) by visible light. A plurality of collimator leaves () at a time are arranged in front of the mirror () and behind the mirror () in the direction of radiation (R) of the X-ray beam (S), and are rigidly coupled together, the individual collimator leaves () each being arranged in collimation planes (E–E) which are orientated at least approximately normal to the direction of radiation (R) of the X-ray beam (S).