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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Andreas Freund, Heroldsbach, DE;
Gottfried Tschöpa, Rednitzhembach, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Freund, Heroldsbach, DE;
Gottfried Tschöpa, Rednitzhembach, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collimator is disclosed for a beam detector, having a number of juxtaposed collimator plates between which there is respectively arranged for stiffening the collimator, at least one supporting element that is constructed from a material transparent to X-rays and supports the collimator plates laterally. A computed tomography unit having such a collimator is further disclosed.