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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2013
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Varian Medical Systems International Ag;
Josh Star-Lack, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Green, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Heinrich Riem, Baden-Daettwil, CH;
Timothy Guertin, Saratoga, CA (US);
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AG, Zug, CH;
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An imaging method includes obtaining a first image data for a subset of a target region, the subset of the target region having a first metallic object, obtaining a second image data for the target region, and using the first and second image data to determine a composite image. A imaging system includes a first detector configured to provide a first projection data using a first radiation having high energy, and a second detector configured to provide a second projection data using a second radiation having low energy, wherein the first detector has a first length, the second detector has a second length, and the first length is less than 75% of the second length.