| US 7,616,731 B2 | ||
| Acquisition and reconstruction of projection data using a stationary CT geometry | ||
| Jed Douglas Pack, Glenville, N.Y. (US); and Zhye Yin, Schenectady, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 20, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/725,891. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/841010, filed on Aug. 30, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0056436 A1, Mar. 06, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H05G 1/60 (2006.01); H05G 1/64 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 378—10 [378/9; 378/19] | 24 Claims |
| 1. An imaging system comprising:
at least one generally circular detector array comprising a plurality of detector elements configured to generate responsive
signals corresponding to X-rays incident upon the detector array;
a generally circular, semicircular, or arcuate source configured to emit X-rays from a plurality of addressable X-ray source
locations, wherein the generally circular, semicircular or, arcuate source is disposed in a gap between adjacent generally
circular detector arrays, or in a gap defined by at least a portion of said at least one generally circular detector array;
and
a controller that non-sequentially activates the plurality of addressable X-ray source locations.
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