Tungsten alloy tube can be used as a radiation shield in a mobile CT scanner. The tube is a sleeve made of tungsten alloy plate, with thickness of 1-5 mm. The tungsten alloy shielding tube has a slit with the same width as the detector for X-ray photon emission to realize CT imaging.
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Tungsten alloy shielding tube is installed in the scanning hole of the CT scanner for absorption of scattered X-ray photons. The tube can be fixed not only on the scanning hole shell but also on the turntable. The tungsten alloy sleeve fixed on the shell of the scanning hole is always in a static state, while the sleeve fixed on the turntable rotates with the turntable during working.
You know, mobile CT scanner is compact and convenient to be moved to emergency rooms, intensive care units (ICU), general wards and other places. COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is spreading globally, CT chest is very common, and it is one of the imaging items for diagnosing this pandemic. While there are many people who do CT examination are worrying about the radiation. In fact, under normal circumstances, the radiation protection measures of the CT room are well done. Even on mobile CT scanners, there are many anti-radiation components, not just tungsten alloy tubes, but tungsten alloy plates behind the detectors, etc.
