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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Josh Star-lack, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mingshan Sun, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Josh Star-Lack, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mingshan Sun, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Varian Medical Systems Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05G 1/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for forming an adjusted estimate of scattered radiation in a radiographic projection of a target object, which incorporates scattered radiation from objects adjacent to the target object, such as a patient table. A piercing point equalization method is disclosed, and a refinement of analytical kernel methods which utilizes hybrid kernels is also disclosed.