Reduction of radiation scatter with a multiple pencil-beam imaging device.
A prototype device consisting of a focused array of several scanning collimator plates that produce multiple pencil beams has been constructed for radiographic imaging. Under normal imaging conditions, the scatter-to-primary ratio resulting from this device is less than 10%. High-contrast radiographs can be produced without increasing patient radiation dose.
D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation