Computed tomography apparatus also employable for X-ray diagnostic examinations
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1. A computed tomography apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable gantry;
an x-ray source mounted on said gantry which emits an x-ray beam proceeding along a beam path;
an x-ray detector mounted on said gantry in said beam path, said x-ray source and said x-ray detector being rotatable by said gantry around an examination volume for obtaining signals from said x-ray detector for generating a tomogram; and
a curved, solid-state radiation detector mounted on said gantry in addition to said x-ray detector, said curved, solid-state radiation detector being movable into and out of said beam path.
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Abstract
A computed tomography apparatus has a gantry with an X-ray source and an x-ray detector, and at least one further, curved solid-state radiation detector that is movable into and out of the beam path of the x-ray source is provided in the gantry.
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1. A computed tomography apparatus comprising:
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a rotatable gantry;
an x-ray source mounted on said gantry which emits an x-ray beam proceeding along a beam path;
an x-ray detector mounted on said gantry in said beam path, said x-ray source and said x-ray detector being rotatable by said gantry around an examination volume for obtaining signals from said x-ray detector for generating a tomogram; and
a curved, solid-state radiation detector mounted on said gantry in addition to said x-ray detector, said curved, solid-state radiation detector being movable into and out of said beam path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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