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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2012
Willem Gerhardus Johannes Langeveld, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tsahi Gozani, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph Bendahan, San Jose, CA (US);
Willem Gerhardus Johannes Langeveld, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tsahi Gozani, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph Bendahan, San Jose, CA (US);
Rapiscan Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides an X-ray source having a generator for generating an electron beam, an accelerator for accelerating the generated electron beam in a desired direction, one or more magnetic elements for transporting portions of the electron beam in a more than one desired direction, and a shaped target made from a material having an atomic number lying within a predetermined range of values, the transported parts of the electron beam producing a fan beam of X rays upon striking the shaped target.