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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
Steve D Quam, Carpentersville, IL (US);
Mikhail Uvarov, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Hongxuan Zhang, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/06 (2006.01); G21K 1/04 (2006.01); G21K 1/10 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/06 (2013.01); A61B 6/541 (2013.01); A61B 6/544 (2013.01); A61B 6/545 (2013.01); G21K 1/046 (2013.01); G21K 1/10 (2013.01); A61B 6/481 (2013.01); A61B 6/503 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method includes a matrix of elements, each of the elements comprising a respective radiation-attenuating material providing a respective radiation attenuation profile over a respective area of the matrix, and wherein at least one of the elements is independently-controllable to change its respective radiation attenuation profile over its respective area.