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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2005
Applicant:
George Gutman, Birmingham, MI (US);
Inventor:
George Gutman, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Advanced X-Ray Technology, Inc., Birmingham, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An x-ray imaging apparatus for mammography. The apparatus places the focal spot of the x-ray source as close as possible to a compression paddle or into a desired region of tissue. The apparatus comprises an x-ray source, a collimator with conditioning optics which focus and direct x-ray radiation to a metal pseudo-target in the collimator or a needle placed along the x-ray beam, paddles for breast compression and a detector. The pseudo-target re-emits monochromatic x-ray radiation with an energy, intensity, and space distribution that are adjustable in accordance with a desired imaging procedure.