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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
Scott W. Petrick, Sussex, WI (US);
Alan D. Blomeyer, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James Z. Liu, Glenview, IL (US);
Emad Abu Tabanjeh, Brookfield, WI (US);
Scott W. Petrick, Sussex, WI (US);
Alan D. Blomeyer, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James Z. Liu, Glenview, IL (US);
Emad Abu Tabanjeh, Brookfield, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An imaging system is provided. In one embodiment, an imaging system includes a radiation source and a digital detector. The imaging system may also include first and second structures, each configured to receive the digital detector. Further, the imaging system may include system control circuitry configured to control exposure of the digital detector by the radiation source and to acquire image data from the digital detector. Additionally, the digital detector may be configured to communicate its location to the system control circuitry based on receipt of the digital detector by the first or second receiving structures. Additional systems, methods, and devices are also disclosed.