Patent ID: 7295651
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: G01N,H01J,H05G

Abstract:
1. A radiographic imaging system comprising: a system controller; a plurality of sub-system controllers, wherein each of the plurality of sub-system controllers is configured to facilitate generation of a radiation beam through an imaging volume in a desired sequence; a first communication link configured to couple the system controller and each of the plurality of sub-system controllers, wherein the first communication link is configured to communicate sequencing commands and imaging protocol data; a second communication link configured to couple the system controller and each of the plurality of sub-system controllers, wherein the second communication link is configured to communicate X-ray source event data, and wherein the X-ray source event data comprises a plurality of pulses of a plurality of individually addressable radiation sources; and one or more detector sections configured to receive a transmitted radiation beam, wherein each of the one or more detector sections comprises at least one detector.