X-ray diagnostics installation
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1. An x-ray tomosynthesis installation for use in producing an image of a focal plane of a subject, comprising:
- a penetrating radiation emitter which emits a beam of penetrating radiation including a reference ray;
means for coupling said radiation emitter at a plurality of different positions along a circular arc, said circular arc having a nter on said reference axis for always and automatically positioning said radiation emitter so that said reference ray intersects a reference axis perpendicular to said focal plane, at a non-zero acute angle; and
means for defining said reference axis so as to be stationary with respect to said means for positioning.
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Abstract
An x-ray diagnostics installation includes a device for positioning a radiation emitter such that the reference ray of an emitted ray beam always and automatically intersects a reference axis that is stationary with reference to said device at an acute angle α when the radiation emitter is coupled to the device. X-ray exposures for tomosynthesis can thus be produced in a simple way.
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1. An x-ray tomosynthesis installation for use in producing an image of a focal plane of a subject, comprising:
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a penetrating radiation emitter which emits a beam of penetrating radiation including a reference ray; means for coupling said radiation emitter at a plurality of different positions along a circular arc, said circular arc having a nter on said reference axis for always and automatically positioning said radiation emitter so that said reference ray intersects a reference axis perpendicular to said focal plane, at a non-zero acute angle; and means for defining said reference axis so as to be stationary with respect to said means for positioning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An x-ray tomosynthesis installation comprising:
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a radiation emitter which emits a beam of penetrating radiation including a reference ray; means coupled to said radiation emitter for rotating said radiation emitter around a reference axis to irradiate an examination subject with said penetrating radiation from a plurality of different annular positions and for always and automatically maintaining said radiation emitter at each annular position so that said reference ray intersects said reference axis at the same acute angle; and means for defining said reference axis stationary with respect to said means for positioning.
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9. An x-ray tomosynthesis installation for use in producing an image of a focal plane of a subject, comprising:
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a penetrating radiation emitter which emits a beam of penetrating radiation including a reference ray; means, including a disk coupled to said radiation emitter, for always and automatically positioning said radiation emitter so that said reference ray intersects a reference axis, perpendicular to said focal plane, at a non-zero acute angle, said disk having a recess therein for accepting said radiation emitter and a center through which said reference axis extends, and said means for positioning including means for mounting said disk for rotation around said center and said reference axis. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An x-ray tomosynthesis installation for use in producing an image of a focal plane of a subject, comprising:
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a penetrating radiation emitter which emits a beam of penetrating radiation including a reference ray; means, including a disk coupled to said radiation emitter, for always and automatically positioning said radiation emitter so that said reference ray intersects a reference axis, perpendicular to said focal plane, at a non-zero acute angle, said disk having at least two recesses for respectively accepting said radiation emitter, said reference ray intersecting said reference axis from a first direction when said radiation emitter is accepted in one of said recesses and said reference ray intersecting said reference axis from a second, different direction when said radiation emitter is accepted in the other of said recesses; and means for defining said reference axis so as to be stationary with respect to said means for positioning. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An x-ray tomosynthesis installation for use in producing an image of a focal plane of a subject, comprising:
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a penetrating radiation emitter which emits a beam of penetrating radiation from a focus; means for coupling said radiation emitter at a plurality of different positions along a circular arc, said circular arc having a nter on said reference axis for always and automatically positioning said radiation emitter so that said reference ray intersects a reference axis perpendicular to said focal plane, at a non-zero acute angle; means for defining said reference axis so as to be stationary with respect to said means for positioning; radiation receiver means for detecting radiation emitted by said radiation emitter after penetrating an examination subject, and bracket means for mounting said radiation receiver means at predetermined distance from said examination subject, from said means for positioning, and from said focus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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