X-ray imaging device including anti-scatter grid
View Patent ↗An x-ray imaging device includes an anti-scatter grid placed inside the housing of the imaging device and adjacent to an x-ray detector.
1. An x-ray imaging device, comprising:
a housing comprising a cover plate;
an x-ray detector placed inside the housing;
an anti-scatter grid placed inside the housing adjacent to the x-ray detector; and
a compressible foam between the cover plate and the x-ray detector,
wherein the compression foam comprises a first piece and a second piece, and the anti-scatter grid is sandwiched between the first and second pieces.
2. The x-ray imaging device of claim 1 wherein the first piece of the compression foam is in between the cover plate of the housing and the anti-scatter grid, and the second piece of the compression foam is in between the anti-scatter grid and the x-ray detector, and the second piece of the compression foam is thinner than the first piece of the foam.
3. The x-ray imaging device of claim 1 wherein the compression foam is provided with a slot forming the first and second pieces and the anti-scatter grid is received and held in the slot.
4. The x-ray imaging device of claim 1 wherein the anti-scatter grid is attached to the housing by an attachment member.
5. The x-ray imaging device of claim 1 wherein the x-ray detector comprises a digital flat panel detector comprising a scintillator layer configured to convert x-ray photons to visible light.
6. The x-ray imaging device of claim 1 wherein the x-ray detector comprises a digital flat panel detector comprising a photoconductor layer configured to convert x-ray photons to electron-hole charges.
7. The x-ray imaging device of claim 1 wherein the anti-scatter grid is distanced from the x-ray detector about 1-15 mm.
8. The x-ray imaging device of claim 7 wherein the anti-scatter grid is distanced from the x-ray detector about 3-5 mm.