3D printing in X-ray and gamma-ray imaging: A novel method for fabricating high-density imaging apertures

被引:68
作者
Miller, Brian W. [1 ]
Moore, Jared W. [1 ]
Barrett, Harrison H. [1 ]
Frye, Teresa [2 ]
Adler, Steven [3 ]
Sery, Joe [4 ]
Furenlid, Lars R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Arizona, Ctr Gamma Ray Imaging, Tucson, AZ 85719 USA
[2] TechForrn Adv Costing Technol LLC, Portland, OR 97222 USA
[3] A3DM, Portland, OR 97222 USA
[4] Tungsten Heavy Powder, San Diego, CA 92121 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
SPECT aperture fabrication; 3D rapid prototyping; 3D printing; Tungsten powder casting; Lost-wax pinhole casting; SPECT IMAGER; ARRAYS;
D O I
10.1016/j.nima.2011.08.051
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Advances in 3D rapid-prototyping printers, 3D modeling software, and casting techniques allow for cost-effective fabrication of custom components in gamma-ray and X-ray imaging systems. Applications extend to new fabrication methods for custom collimators, pinholes, calibration and resolution phantoms, mounting and shielding components, and imaging apertures. Details of the fabrication process for these components, specifically the 3D printing process, cold casting with a tungsten epoxy, and lost-wax casting in platinum are presented. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:262 / 268
页数:7
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