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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
Tom Francke, Sollentuna, SE;
Tom Francke, Sollentuna, SE;
XCounter AB, Danderyd, SE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an imaging arrangementfor obtaining imaging data of an object. The imaging arrangementcomprises a support structurehaving an axis of rotationand comprising meansfor rotating the support structure; a pair of first and second radiation modulesfixedly arranged on the support structurealong a radius perpendicular to the axis of rotation, wherein each of the radiation modulescomprises a radiation sourcesimultaneously emitting radiation; a radiation detectorfor detecting radiation as emitted from the radiation modulesand passed through the objectbeing imaged; and a collimatorarranged between, as seen in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation, the pair of radiation modulesand the radiation detector. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.