Patent ID: 9121809
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: A61B,G01N,G01V,G21K

Abstract:
1. A scanning transmission x-ray imaging system, comprising: an x-ray source producing x-rays at a focal spot and moving about a source movement axis passing through the focal spot; at least two x-ray detector arrays each having a detector dimension and detecting x-rays from the x-ray source along the detector dimension; a collimator disposed between the x-ray source and the at least two detector arrays, fixed to the x-ray source, and defining at least two slits to collimate the x-rays into a set of linear x-ray beams; the at least two x-ray detector arrays being spaced from the x-ray source such that the linear x-ray beam at each of the at least two x-ray detector arrays has the linear x-ray beam substantially impact within the height and width of a respective one of the at least two x-ray detector arrays; and