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Patent US7751528 - Stationary x-ray digital breast tomosynthesis systems and related methods - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsStationary x-ray digital breast tomosynthesis systems and related methods are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein can include an x-ray tomosynthesis system having a plurality of stationary field emission x-ray sources configured to irradiate a location for positioning...http://www.google.com/patents/US7751528?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7751528 - Stationary x-ray digital breast tomosynthesis systems and related methodsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7751528 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/176,056Publication dateJul 6, 2010Filing dateJul 18, 2008Priority dateJul 19, 2007Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101842052A, CN101842052B, CN103948395A, DE112008001902T5, US20090022264, WO2009012453A1Publication number12176056, 176056, US 7751528 B2, US 7751528B2, US-B2-7751528, US7751528 B2, US7751528B2InventorsOtto Z. Zhou, Guang Yang, Jianping Lu, David LalushOriginal AssigneeThe University Of North Carolina, North Carolina State UniversityExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (111), Non-Patent Citations (75), Referenced by (29), Classifications (17), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetStationary x-ray digital breast tomosynthesis systems and related methods
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TABLE 3 Focal Spot Size Measurement of Pixels X-Ray Fx: Parallel to Fy: Perpendicular Source X-Ray Source to X-Ray Source Number Array Array 1 0.20 mm 0.20 mm 2 0.20 mm 0.17 mm 3 0.18 mm 0.19 mm 4 0.19 mm 0.19 mm 5 0.20 mm 0.19 mm 6 0.19 mm 0.17 mm 7 0.18 mm 0.17 mm 8 0.19 mm 0.19 mm 9 0.18 mm 0.19 mm The results shown in Table 3 agree well with the designed specification of 0.20×0.20 mm. The x-ray sources have an isotropic focal spot with an average value of 0.19 mm. Measurements from different x-ray sources are also consistent.
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