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fan beam, a geometric pattern produced by collimating a spatially extended x-ray beam with a long, narrow slit. Also called fan x-ray beam. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In a typical application, a panoramic x-ray source that emits a fan beam of x-rays in an angle >180[degrees] is inserted inside of the tire under inspection and aligned with the internal collimator aperture opening. The thickness of the fan beam may be as small as 1 millimeter or as large as 10 millimeters. Some key innovations developed at GE Global Research include digital XRay, High-Field MR, Lexan, Fan beam CT and many more. |
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