Claims
- 1. A device, comprising a cast collimator derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said collimator defining a feature adapted to contain a plurality of scintillators.
- 2. The device of claim 1, wherein said collimator comprises a ceramic.
- 3. A device, comprising a cast collimator derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said collimator defining a feature adapted to contain a plurality of radiation detection elements.
- 4. The device of claim 3, wherein said plurality of radiation detection elements are secured by said feature.
- 5. A device, comprising a cast collimator derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said collimator defining a cross grid.
- 6. A device, comprising a cast collimator derived from a metallic foil derived stack lamination mold, said collimator adapted to absorb radiation scattered in two orthogonal directions.
- 7. A device, comprising a cast collimator derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said collimator adapted to shield a plurality of radiation detectors from scattered radiation.
- 8. A device, comprising a cast collimator derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said collimator adapted to shield a plurality of radiation reflectors from scattered radiation.
- 9. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 4 centimeters.
- 10. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 3 centimeter.
- 11. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 1 centimeters.
- 12. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 1 centimeter.
- 13. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 500 microns.
- 14. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 250 microns.
- 15. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 200 microns.
- 16. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 150 microns.
- 17. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 100 microns.
- 18. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 50 microns.
- 19. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 25 microns.
- 20. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 20 microns.
- 21. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of less than 15 microns.
- 22. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of between approximately 4 centimeters and approximately 30 centimeters.
- 23. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said component defining a feature having a dimension of greater than 4 centimeters.
- 24. A device, comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 25. The device of claim 24, said component comprising a mechanical component.
- 26. The device of claim 24, said component comprising an electrical component.
- 27. The device of claim 24, said component comprising an electronic component.
- 28. The device of claim 24, said component comprising an optical component.
- 29. The device of claim 24, said component comprising a fluidic component.
- 30. The device of claim 24, said component comprising a biomedical component.
- 31. The device of claim 24, said component comprising a biotechnological component.
- 32. A system, comprising:
a computed-tomography scanner comprising a cast computed-tomography collimator descended from a lithographically-derived micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 33. A system, comprising:
a computed-tomography scanner comprising an x-ray source mounted to a circumference of a rotatable gantry, an array of x-ray detectors mounted to the circumference of the gantry, and a cast computed-tomography collimator descended from a lithographically-derived micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold, said collimator mounted between said x-ray source and said x-ray detectors.
- 34. A system, comprising:
a nuclear medicine imaging camera comprising a cast nuclear medicine collimator descended from a lithographically-derived micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 35. A system, comprising:
a nuclear medicine imaging camera comprising a scintillator and a cast nuclear medicine collimator descended from a lithographically-derived micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold, said collimator interposed between said scintillator and a predetermined position of a patient.
- 36. A system, comprising:
a mammography X-ray imaging apparatus comprising a cast mammography scatter reduction grid descended from a lithographically-derived micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 37. A system, comprising:
a mammography machine comprising a cast mammography scatter reduction grid descended from a lithographically-derived micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold, said grid disposed between an radiation source and a radiation detector.
- 38. An imaging system, comprising a cast collimator descended from a lithographically-derived micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 39. An imaging system, comprising a cast collimator descended from a micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 40. An imaging system, comprising a cast collimator descended from a metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 41. An image derived from a computed-tomography scanner comprising a cast computed-tomography collimator descended from a lithographically-derived micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 42. An image derived from a nuclear medicine imaging camera comprising a cast nuclear medicine collimator descended from a lithographically-derived micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 43. An image derived from a mammography machine comprising a cast mammography scatter reduction grid descended from a lithographically-derived micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 44. An image derived from an imaging system comprising a cast collimator descended from a lithographically-derived micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 45. An image derived from an imaging system comprising a cast collimator descended from a micro-machined metallic foil stack lamination mold.
- 46. An image derived from an imaging system comprising a cast collimator descended from a metallic foil stack lamination mold.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of, claims priority to, and incorporates by reference in its entirety each of:
[0002] U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/282441, filed Oct. 29, 2002, and titled “Devices, Methods, and Systems Involving Cast Computed Tomography Collimators”;
[0003] U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/282402, filed Oct. 29, 2002, and titled “Devices, Methods, and Systems Involving Cast Collimators”; and
[0004] PCT Patent Application Serial No. PCT/JUSO2/17936, filed Jun. 5, 2002.
Continuation in Parts (3)
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10282441 |
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10308545 |
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10282402 |
Oct 2002 |
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10308545 |
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PCT/US02/17936 |
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10308545 |
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