Patent ID: 8451977

Claim:
A collimator module for collimating X-rays comprising: a plurality of collimator single plates each having a rectangular shape including a pair of long sides having a first length and a pair of short sides having a second length shorter than the first length of the pair of long sides; a pair of blocks comprising a plurality of first grooves extending along an irradiation direction of the X-rays, the short sides of the collimator single plates inserted into the plurality of first grooves of the pair of blocks to support the plurality of collimator single plates in a vertical orientation along the irradiation direction of X-rays; and a supporting member configured to cover the long sides of the plurality of the collimator single plates from an incident side and an emission side of the X-rays, the supporting member having an X-ray transmission property and comprising an incident side fixing sheet and an emission side fixing sheet that each include a plurality of second grooves, the long sides of the collimator single plates inserted into the plurality of second grooves to support the plurality of collimator single plates, wherein the incident side fixing sheet and the emission side fixing sheet cover the plurality of first grooves and at least a portion of each of the long sides of the plurality of collimator single plates adjacent to the first grooves from the incident side and the emission side of the X-rays, and wherein the collimator module is configured to form a collimator when a plurality of collimator modules are arranged in a channel direction.