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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Applicants:
Franz Fadler, Hetzles, DE;
Hans Liegl, Erlangen, DE;
Reiner Franz Schulz, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 3/00 (2006.01); G21K 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adaptive x-ray filter and an associated method for changing a local intensity of x-ray radiation are provided. The adaptive x-ray filter includes a first fluid absorbing x-ray radiation and hydraulically moveable positioning elements that change the layer thickness of the first fluid at a location of the respective positioning element by being able to at least partly displace the first fluid.