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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2009
Christopher A. Parham, Raleigh, NC (US);
Zhong Zhong, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Etta Pisano, Chapel Hill, NY (US);
Dean M. Connor, Jr., Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Christopher A. Parham, Raleigh, NC (US);
Zhong Zhong, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Etta Pisano, Chapel Hill, NY (US);
Dean M. Connor, Jr., Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
NextRay, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Brookhaven Science Associates, Upton, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting an image of an object using a multi-beam imaging system from an x-ray beam having a polychromatic energy distribution are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method can include generating a first X-ray beam having a polychromatic energy distribution. Further, the method can include positioning a plurality of monochromator crystals in a predetermined position to directly intercept the first X-ray beam such that a plurality of second X-ray beams having predetermined energy levels are produced. Further, an object can be positioned in the path of the second X-ray beams for transmission of the second X-ray beams through the object and emission from the object as transmitted X-ray beams. The transmitted X-ray beams can each be directed at an angle of incidence upon one or more crystal analyzers. Further, an image of the object can be detected from the beams diffracted from the analyzer crystals.