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1. The scattered radiation shielding grid comprising a plurality of tiles, each tile replicated from a prototile comprising a radiation absording material arranged in a motif, the motif of radiation absorbing material comprising a plurality of non-overlapping linear segments of radiation absorbing material, wherein the segments have an equal length; wherein the prototile comprising a width W(p), a length and the motif solely within the prototile, wherein the prototile width W(p)=W/(Ixc2x1Mxe2x97xafI) and W(p)xe2x89xa0W+D, where W is a radiation sensitive area width of a radiation sensor of a radiation detection panel comprising a plurality of equal size radiation sensors separated by interstitial spaces having a width D, over which the grid is positioned, I is an integer and M is a non-integer. 2. The scattered radiation shielding grid of  claim 1  wherein M is less than 0.10. claim 1 3. The scattered radiation grid according to  claim 1  wherein W(p)=W/I. claim 1 4. A method for designing a scattered radiation shielding grid comprising a pattern of radiation absorbing material for a radiation detection panel comprising an array of a plurality of sensors each having a radiation sensitive area having a width and a length, the sensors arrayed so that each radiation sensitive area is separated by each adjacent radiation sensitive area by an interstitial space having a width D, the method comprising: a) determining a sensor width W corresponding to the width of the radiation sensitive area of the sensor;  b) creating a prototile having a width W(p)=W/(Ixc2x10.10I), W(p)xe2x89xa0W+D and wherein I is an integer;  c) producing within the prototile a pinwheel motif of radiation absorbing material; and  d) tiling a plurality of tiles replicated from said prototile to produce a pattern comprising a combination of the pinwheel motifs of the tiled tiles. 5. The method according to  claim 4  wherein in step (b) the prototile width W(p)=W/I. claim 4 6. A method for generating a radiogram with an exposure system comprising radiation source, and a radiation detection panel, wherein said radiation detection panel comprises an array of a plurality of sensors each having a radiation sensitive area having a width W and a length, the sensors arrayed so that each radiation sensitive area is separated by each adjacent radiation sensitive area by an interstitial space having a width D, the method comprising: positioning between the radiation source and the panel a grid comprising a radiation absorbing material formed in a pattern comprising a combination of a plurality of substantially identical tiled tiles replicated from a prototile, said prototile comprising a width W(p), a length and a pinwheel motif of the radiation absorbing material, the pinwheel motif contained solely within the prototile, wherein the prototile width W(p)=W/I where I is an integer. 7. A scattered radiation shielding grid comprising a radiation absorbing material, and a radiation detection panel over which said grid is positioned comprising a plurality of equal size radiation sensors having a radiation sensitive area width W, separated by radiation insensitive interstitial spaces having a width D, and wherein said grid radiation absorbing material forms a pattern, the pattern comprising a combination of a plurality of substantially identical tiles, each tile replicated from a prototile comprising: (a) a width W(p)=W/I, wherein I is an integer;  (b) a length; and  (c) a pinwheel motif of the radiation absorbing material contained solely within the prototile. 8. The scattered radiation grid and detection panel according to  claim 7  further comprising a pixel gain correction circuit associated with said further detection panel and wherein W(p)=W/(I xc2x10.10I) and W(p)xe2x89xa0W+D. claim 7 9. The scattered radiation grid and detection panel according to  claim 8  further comprising a radiation source, wherein said grid is positioned between said panel and said radiation source at a fixed, known distance from said panel, wherein said prototile width W(p) is a projected prototile width on said panel. claim 8 10. A method for designing a pattern for absorption material for a scattered radiation shielding grid for a radiation detection panel comprising an array of a plurality of sensors each having a radiation sensitive area having a width W and a length, the sensors arrayed so that each radiation sensitive area is separated by each adjacent radiation sensitive area by an interstitial space having a width D, the method comprising: a) determining the width of the radiation sensitive area W of the sensor;  b) creating a prototile having a width W(p)=W/I wherein I is an integer;  c) producing within the prototile a pinwheel motif of the radiation absorbing material; and  d) tiling a plurality of tiles replicated from the prototile to produce the pattern, the pattern comprising a combination of the pinwheel motifs of the tiled tiles.