Patent ID: 7664223
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: A61B,G21K

Abstract:
1. A beam collimator arrangement for scanned-slot mammography comprising at least one collimator in an x-ray apparatus, said apparatus comprising: an x-ray source; an x-ray image receiver positioned to receive x-rays from the x-ray source; a compressor for compressing a female breast to be examined, said compressor being positionable between the x-ray source and the x-ray image receiver; and a beam collimator positioned between the x-ray source and the compressor for compressing tissue, said beam collimator arrangement being arranged on a carrying structure that displaces the beam collimator arrangement between a first position when no x-ray exposure is conducted and a second position before x-ray exposure is initiated, and wherein said first position is vertically and horizontally displaced with respect to the second position.