KENNETH DAVID HOPPER
Medical Practice in Hummelstown, PA
License number
Pennsylvania MD040093E
Category
Medicine
Type
Medical Physician and Surgeon
Address
Address
Hummelstown, PA 17036
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Address
Phone
125 Ashberry Ln, New Castle, PA 16105
114 Nesbitt Rd, New Castle, PA 16105
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Method Of X-Ray Protection During Diagnostic Ct Imaging
Method Of X-Ray Protection During Diagnostic Ct Imaging
US Patent:
6320938, Nov 20, 2001
Filed:
Oct 28, 1998
Appl. No.:
9/181429
Inventors:
Kenneth D. Hopper - Hummelstown PA
Assignee:
F & L Medical Products - Vandergrift PA
International Classification:
G21K 300
US Classification:
378156
Abstract:
A shield is placed on a patient's body over a secondary organ adjacent a target organ. The shield is partially transparent to x-ray radiation. A CT scan of the target organ is conducted according to conventional protocols and technical parameters. No artifacts are formed in the diagnostic portion of the CT image and there is no degradation of the diagnostic portion of the CT image. A reduction of between about 40% and about 60% in the radiation dose of the secondary organ as compared to the same CT scan made without the shield is achieved.