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Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013

Filed:

Jun. 08, 2011
Applicants:

Daniel Morf, Buch am Irchel, CH;

Viktor Steinlin, Otelfingen/ZH, CH;

Harald Mikula, Wettingen/AG, CH;

Inventors:

Daniel Morf, Buch am Irchel, CH;

Viktor Steinlin, Otelfingen/ZH, CH;

Harald Mikula, Wettingen/AG, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An image acquisition device employs a low-Z material to maximize the probability of backscattering or direct hits in Compton scattering for radiation with a given energy spectrum that passes through a detector array to enhance the contrast and spatial resolution of the image acquisition device. A radiation apparatus including the image acquisition device is also provided.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Morf, Daniel. (2013). Image acquisition devices with contrast and spatial resolution enhanced back-scatter shielding (U.S. Patent No. 8552386). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8552386

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