A method for acquiring a radiographic image of an elongated object, comprising: positioning an elongated object between a source of x-rays and a digital image capture device having an imaging dimension which is less than a like dimension of said elongated object; wherein said image source is stationary...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6807250?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6807250 - Collimation device and method for acquiring a radiation image of a long body part using direct digital X-ray detectors