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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
John Michael Sabol, Sussex, WI (US);
Lawrence E. Murphy, Shorewood, WI (US);
Kadri Nizar Jabri, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Anila Lingamneni, Hartland, WI (US);
Scott William Robinson, Bayside, WI (US);
David L. Widmann, Fox Point, WI (US);
John Michael Sabol, Sussex, WI (US);
Lawrence E. Murphy, Shorewood, WI (US);
Kadri Nizar Jabri, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Anila Lingamneni, Hartland, WI (US);
Scott William Robinson, Bayside, WI (US);
David L. Widmann, Fox Point, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for acquiring x-ray imaging data from a subject is disclosed. The x-ray imaging system includes a first support structure oriented in a vertical fashion and a second support structure oriented in a vertical fashion and spaced apart from the first support structure to define a scanning area configured to receive a subject to be scanned. A linear x-ray source is affixed to the first support structure on one side of the scanning area and is oriented in a vertical fashion, with the linear x-ray source configured to emit x-rays towards the subject. A linear detector arrangement is affixed to the second support structure on another side of the scanning area and is generally opposite the linear x-ray source. The linear detector arrangement is configured to receive x-rays after passing through the subject.