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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2011
Eric Hawman, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Gengsheng Zeng, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Eric Hawman, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Gengsheng Zeng, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A multi-view composite collimator includes a first parallel collimator segment having a plurality of collimator channels oriented at a first slant angle and a second parallel collimator segment adjacent to the first parallel collimator segment having a plurality of collimator channels oriented at a second slant angle different from the first slant angle and a bridging collimating element is provided between the first and second parallel collimator segments, wherein radiation can pass through the bridging collimating element.