X-RAY EXAMINATION APPARATUS

The invention relates to an X-ray apparatus which includes an adjustable X-ray filter. In order to adjust an intensity profile of the X-ray beam, an X-ray absorbing liquid is transported to filter elements of the X-ray filter. Such transport is susceptible to gravitational forces which lead to an ir...

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Hauptverfasser:	VUGTS, COENRAAD, A., A., M, PRINS, MENNO, W., J, VISSENBERG, MICHEL, C., J., M, WEEKAMP, JOHANNUS, W, GIESBERS, JACOBUS, B
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	DIAGNOSIS GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION IRRADIATION DEVICES MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE NUCLEAR ENGINEERING NUCLEAR PHYSICS PHYSICS SURGERY TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention relates to an X-ray apparatus which includes an adjustable X-ray filter. In order to adjust an intensity profile of the X-ray beam, an X-ray absorbing liquid is transported to filter elements of the X-ray filter. Such transport is susceptible to gravitational forces which lead to an irregular hydrostatic pressure distribution in the X-ray filter. In order to reduce the effects of the gravitational forces on the transport of the X-ray absorbing liquid, the duct connecting the filter elements to the reservoir is subdivided into sub-ducts and the reservoir is subdivided into chambers, each chamber being connected to at least one sub-duct. The X-ray apparatus also includes means for keeping the sub-ducts aligned with a horizontal plane.