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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2004
Peter Michael Edic, Albany, NY (US);
Bruno Kristiaan Bernard DE Man, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mark Ernest Vermilyea, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher David Unger, Brookfield, WI (US);
John Eric Tkaczyk, Delanson, NY (US);
James Walter Leblanc, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Samit Kumar Basu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William Robert Ross, Scotia, NY (US);
Jonathan David Short, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Scott Stephen Zelakiewicz, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Peter Michael Edic, Albany, NY (US);
Bruno Kristiaan Bernard De Man, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mark Ernest Vermilyea, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher David Unger, Brookfield, WI (US);
John Eric Tkaczyk, Delanson, NY (US);
James Walter LeBlanc, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Samit Kumar Basu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William Robert Ross, Scotia, NY (US);
Jonathan David Short, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Scott Stephen Zelakiewicz, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Various configurations for scatter reduction and control are provided for CT imaging. These configurations include an imaging system having a stationary detector extending generally around a portion of an imaging volume and a distributed X-ray source placed proximal to the stationary detector for radiating an X-ray beam toward the stationary detector. A scatter control system is further provided that is configured to adaptively operate in cooperation with the stationary detector and the distributed X-ray source to focally align collimator septa contained therein to the X-ray beam at a given focal point and to provide X-ray beam scatter control.