A collimator that formed from a plurality of metal layers that are shaped by use of lithographic techniques in specific shapes. The formed metal layers are stacked and aligned together and then connected together to form the collimator.
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I claim: 1. A collimator comprising a plurality of metal layers stacked and aligned together to form a bottom surface of said collimator that has a non-planar surface designed to receive and reflect back a source of radiation that is used to generate an image, a plurality of said metal layers forme
I claim: 1. A collimator comprising a plurality of metal layers stacked and aligned together to form a bottom surface of said collimator that has a non-planar surface designed to receive and reflect back a source of radiation that is used to generate an image, a plurality of said metal layers formed into specific shapes by use of at least one cutting technique, said specific shapes of a plurality of said metal layers at least partially based on a sectioned computer image of said collimator, a plurality of said metal layers each have an average density of at least about 8.5 g/cm3, a plurality of said metal layers each have an average thickness of less than about 400 microns, a plurality of said metal layers are connected together by brazing. 2. A collimator as defined in claim 1, wherein said cutting technique includes at least one lithographic technique. 3. The collimator as defined in claim 1, wherein a plurality of said metal layers include at least one alignment opening to facilitate in said aligning and stacking of said metal layers prior to connecting said metal layers together by brazing. 4. The collimator as defined in claim 1, wherein a plurality of said metal layers include a brazing metal layer on at least one side of said metal layers, said brazing metal having a melting temperature and average density that is less than said metal layers, said brazing metal having an average density of at least about 8.5 g/cm3, said brazing metal having a different composition from said metal layers, said brazing metal having a melting temperature that is at least 50° C. less than a melting temperature of said metal layers. 5. The collimator as defined in claim 4, wherein said brazing metal layer has an average coating thickness of less than about 10 microns. 6. The collimator as defined in claim 5, wherein said brazing metal has a density of at least about 8.8 g/cm3 and a thickness prior to being brazed heating of at least about 0.5 microns. 7. The collimator as defined in claim 4, wherein said brazing metal includes a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, gold, lead, nickel, platinum, silver, and combinations thereof. 8. The collimator as defined in claim 1, wherein a plurality of said metal layers includes a metal selected from the group consisting of bismuth, cadmium, cobalt, erbium, hafnium, iridium, niobium, osmium, palladium, rhenium, rhodium, ruthenium, tantalum, technetium, terbium, thallium, thulium, tungsten, and combinations thereof. 9. The collimator as defined in claim 7, wherein a plurality of said metal layers include tungsten and a plurality of layers of said brazing metal includes nickel. 10. A collimator comprising a plurality of metal layers stacked and aligned together to form a bottom surface of said collimator that has a non-planar surface designed to receive and reflect back a source of radiation that is used to generate an image, a plurality of said metal layers each have an average density of at least about 8.5 g/cm3, a plurality of said metal layers each have an average thickness of less than about 400 microns, a plurality of said metal layers are connected together by brazing, a plurality of said metal layers include at least one alignment opening to facilitate in said aligning and stacking of said metal layers prior to connecting said metal layers together by brazing, a plurality of said metal layers includes a metal selected from the group consisting of bismuth, cadmium, cobalt, erbium, hafnium, iridium, niobium, osmium, palladium, rhenium, rhodium, ruthenium, tantalum, technetium, terbium, thallium, thulium, tungsten, and combinations thereof. 11. The collimator as defined in claim 10, wherein a plurality of said metal layers include a brazing metal layer on at least one side of said metal layers, said brazing metal having an average density of at least about 8.5 g/cm3, said brazing metal having a different composition from said metal layers, said brazing metal having a melting temperature that is at least 50° C. less than a melting temperature of said metal layers. 12. The collimator as defined in claim 10, wherein a plurality of said metal layers have an average thickness of at least 10 microns. 13. The collimator as defined in claim 11, wherein a plurality of said metal layers have an average thickness of at least 10 microns. 14. The collimator as defined in claim 11, wherein said brazing metal has an average thickness prior to being brazed heating of at least about 0.5 microns. 15. The collimator as defined in claim 13, wherein said brazing metal has an average thickness prior to being brazed heating of at least about 0.5 microns. 16. The collimator as defined in claim 11, wherein said brazing metal includes a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, gold, lead, nickel, platinum, silver, and combinations thereof. 17. The collimator as defined in claim 15, wherein said brazing metal includes a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, gold, lead, nickel, platinum, silver, and combinations thereof. 18. The collimator as defined in claim 11, wherein a plurality of said metal layers include tungsten and a plurality of layers of said brazing metal includes nickel. 19. The collimator as defined in claim 17, wherein a plurality of said metal layers include tungsten and a plurality of layers of said brazing metal includes nickel.
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