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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Wilhelm Hanke, Rückersdorf, DE;
Thomas Mertelmeier, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Wilhelm Hanke, Rückersdorf, DE;
Thomas Mertelmeier, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/10 (2006.01); G01D 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In order to achieve a particularly good image sharpness, in a method and apparatus for radiological imaging of an examination subject, a digital x-ray detector is arranged behind the subject and a scattered-ray grid is positionable between the subject and the x-ray detector. The scattered-ray grid is designed for reduction of the scattered ray proportion of x-rays penetrating the subject. If the thickness of the subject is below a defined thickness, the scattered-ray grid is removed from the beam path.