Patent 7441954 was granted and assigned to Siemens Aktiengesellschaft on October, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Radiation image capture apparatus, in particular x-ray apparatus, comprising a radiation source and a radiation receptor, between which an examination object is to be positioned for image capture, a laterally closed apron-like radiation absorption apparatus which can be moved in the direction of the examination object to absorb scattered radiation emitted by the examination object being pro-vided at the radiation source and/or at the radiation receptor.