(19)
(11) EP 3 368 917 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
01.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/14

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
19.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/08

(21) Application number: 16779147.4

(22) Date of filing: 12.10.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01T 1/29(2006.01)
G01T 7/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2016/074499
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/071958 (04.05.2017 Gazette 2017/18)

(54)

ENERGY CALIBRATION WITH LU SPECTRUM SUBTRACTION

ENERGIEKALIBRIERUNG MIT SUBTRAKTION DES LU-SPEKTRUMS

ÉTALONNAGE EN ÉNERGIE PAR SOUTRATION DE SPECTRUM DE LU


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 30.10.2015 US 201562248425 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
05.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/36

(73) Proprietor: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • LAURENCE, Thomas Leroy
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • WANG, Sharon Xiaorong
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Schaapman, Maaike Ruth 
Philips International B.V. Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven
5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)


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