System and method for tomosynthesis

Details System and method for tomosynthesis System and method for tomosynthesis

2011-05-03

2011-05-03

Glick, Edward J (Department: 2882)

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Specific application

Tomography

C378S021000, C378S065000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07936858

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for tomosynthesis, the method including emitting a respective imaging x-ray from each of a plurality of imaging x-ray sources disposed in a fixed relation with respect to one another, acquiring x-ray absorption projections of an object, each of the x-ray absorption projections associated with an imaging x-ray emitted by a respective one of the plurality of imaging x-ray sources, and performing digital tomosynthesis using the x-ray absorption projections to generate a cross-sectional image of the object.

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