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Capitalizing on the intrinsic low-frequency angular property of scatter, the proposed method acquires beam-block projections only at limited angles and retrieves missing scatter samples via linear interpolation, which is validated to possess high robustness in both head and pelvis phantoms. The optimal number of beam-block projections (15 for head, 86 for pelvis) is determined via data-driven adaptive selection based on scatter variance, anatomical complexity, and the clinical acceptability threshold of RMSE &lt;5 HU for soft tissue, with no new models or experiments introduced. This selection is visually validated by figures 2(a)\u20136(a), confirming that 15 and 86 projections achieve minimal CT number Hounsfield unit (HU) error and no visible artifacts, while fixed 60 projections or further reduction to 40 projections fail to meet clinical diagnostic standards. Open projections were corrected using the fused measured-interpolated scatter data prior to CBCT reconstruction. Phantom validation results demonstrated outstanding performance: for the head phantom, reducing beam-block projections from 600 to 15 achieved 97.5% dose\/time savings with a post-correction CT number error (CTNE) of 4.13 \u00b1 0.32 HU; for the pelvis phantom, decreasing beam-block projections from 600 to 86 yielded 85.67% dose\/time reduction, with a residual CTNE of 8.67 \u00b1 0.40 HU. A key limitation is that the assumption of smooth angular scatter variation may be invalid in metallic implant environments, requiring combination with metal artifact reduction techniques. Collectively, the proposed integrated framework\u2014combining an optimized beam blocker, sparse projection selection, and IDSC with angular interpolation\u2014achieves an optimal balance between dose reduction, acquisition efficiency, and image fidelity, substantially mitigating the scatter measurement burden without compromising diagnostic accuracy. 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