| US 7,573,976 B2 | ||
| Computed tomography system and apparatus | ||
| Joseph James Lacey, Cambridge, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 10, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/852,374. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0067571 A1, Mar. 12, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01N 23/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 378—19 [378/147] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A computed tomography system comprising:
a rotatable gantry portion;
an x-ray source mounted to the rotatable gantry portion; and
a detector assembly mounted to the rotatable gantry portion and positioned to receive an x-ray beam from the x-ray source,
the detector assembly comprising:
a plurality of x-ray attenuating collimation plates; and
a stiffening wire attached to one or more of the plurality of x-ray attenuating collimation plates, wherein the stiffening
wire comprises a generally x-ray translucent material.
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