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Patent No.:
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;
Assignee:
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.