Patent ReferencesDevice for measuring radiation absorption or emission Computer tomography apparatus with axially displaceable detector rows Apparatus for computerized tomography, method of same, and apparatus for computerized tomography scanning Detector channel gain calibration using focal spot wobble Patent #: 5430785 InventorsApplicationNo. 566158 filed on 12/01/1995US Classes:378/19Beam detection systemExaminersPrimary: Porta, David P.Assistant: Bruce, David V. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61B 006/03G01N 023/083 Foreign Application Priority Data1994-12-06 JPAbstractIn a computed tomography apparatus which irradiates an X-ray ray fan beam to a slice of a subject body from various directions around the slice, detects the image data of the X-ray ray that has passed the subject body to obtain projection data, and performs reconstruction computation on the projection data to acquire the tomographic image of the slice of the subject body, a main detector which has a plurality of rows of detection elements are aligned in association with a plurality of slices of the subject body and detects projection data of a plurality of slices at a time, a profile detector which has the same number of rows of detection elements as the main detector and measures a profile in the slice direction of the amount of X-ray ray incident to the main detector, and a data processing device for compensating the projection data output from the main detector in accordance with the output of the profile detector.Field of SearchBeam detection system | |