US Patent Application 17828928. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH TWO CARRIAGES simplified abstract
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH TWO CARRIAGES
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Inventor(s)
Timothy Behlmer of Milwaukee WI (US)
Brandon Smith of Waukesha WI (US)
Changlyong Kim of Brookfield WI (US)
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH TWO CARRIAGES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17828928 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH TWO CARRIAGES
Simplified Explanation
- This patent application describes an integrated filter assembly for an imaging system. - The assembly includes a carriage that holds at least one beam hardening filter and at least one bowtie filter. - The imaging system also includes a second carriage that holds additional bowtie filters. - A carriage driving system is used to move the carriages and position the filters in the path of an X-ray beam. - The beam hardening filter and one of the bowtie filters can be selectively positioned. - The beam hardening filter may overlap with one of the bowtie filters. - The purpose of the integrated filter assembly is to improve the quality and accuracy of X-ray imaging.
Original Abstract Submitted
Various systems and methods are provided for an integrated filter assembly including at least one bowtie filter and at least one beam hardening filter mounted on a carriage. In one embodiment, an imaging system may include a first carriage including at least one beam hardening filter and at least one bowtie filter, a second carriage including at least two additional bowtie filters, and a carriage driving system for moving the carriages to selectively position the at least one beam hardening filter and one of the bowtie filters in a path of an X-ray beam. The at least one beam hardening filter may overlap with at least one of the bowtie filters.
