CPC A61B 6/4042 (2013.01) [A61B 6/032 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A device for computed tomography (CT) imaging comprising:
a spatial-spectral filter, wherein the spatial-spectral filter is configured for use with a CT system and wherein the spatial-spectral filter is configured to spectrally shape a beam into a number of beamlets with different spectra;
wherein the spatial-spectral filter is formed from at least two distinct materials;
wherein the at least two distinct materials are alternated to form a repeating pattern of materials; and,
wherein the spatial-spectral filter is configured to translate with rotation.
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