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collimator
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collimator [′käl·ə‚mād·ər]
(optics)
An instrument which produces parallel rays of light.
(physics)
A device for confining the elements of a beam within an assigned solid angle.


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The small angle scattering effect from this material was studied to obtain initial data for the design of precise collimators.
The idea of using such glass-fiber lenses or collimators to guide X-rays and neutrons originated with Muradin A.
Inveon features advanced multi-pinhole SPECT collimators for improved sensitivity and spatial resolution; groundbreaking new PET and SPECT acquisition and processing technology; and a unique PET transmission method for faster and more accurate attenuation correction.
 
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