Patent ID: 11925495
Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An X-ray system, comprising:
an X-ray source facing a pad arranged on a first side of a table, the X-ray source configured to produce a fan-beam; and
an X-ray detector facing a second side of the table, the second side opposite the first side, wherein an object is positioned on the pad on the first side of the table and wherein the X-ray detector faces the second side of the table through an entirety of its range of movement, wherein the X-ray source is a dual-energy X-ray source configured to scan in a raster pattern, wherein the table is positioned vertically between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector, wherein the X-ray detector includes an aperture having an opening through which the fan-beam may travel following travel through the object, and wherein the opening is shaped by two blockers.