Mobile radiography system and process
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1. A mobile radiographic system, the system comprising:
- a. an x-ray source assembly comprising an x-ray tube housing having an x-ray source with a focal spot, and an x-ray collimator coupled to the tube housing;
b. a tube housing mounting that supports the x-ray source assembly and has a plurality of degrees of freedom to allow the x-ray tube housing to be moved to a desired position and desired orientation;
c. an anti-scatter grid, said anti-scatter grid and image receptor not being in a fixed orientation relative to the x-ray source;
d. a measuring means to determine the position of the anti-scatter grid and image receptor relative to a fixed point on the mobile radiographic system;
e. a motion control system to control the position and orientation of the x-ray source assembly relative to the anti-scatter grid and an image receptor, the motion control system comprising a drive means for at least one degree of freedom of motion in the tube housing mounting and x-ray source assembly and a means for determining the position of the x-ray source assembly relative to a console of the mobile radiographic system; and
f. a processing means in communication with the measuring means and the motion control system.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a mobile radiographic unit with improved x-ray scatter control. Improved x-ray scatter control is provided through the alignment of the system with the focal line of an anti-scatter grid. In a preferred embodiment, the system comprises an x-ray source assembly, a tube housing mounting, an automatic measuring means, a motion control means and a processing means in communication with the automatic measuring system and the motion control system. The alignment of the system occurs with minimal input by the operator.
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1. A mobile radiographic system, the system comprising:
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a. an x-ray source assembly comprising an x-ray tube housing having an x-ray source with a focal spot, and an x-ray collimator coupled to the tube housing;
b. a tube housing mounting that supports the x-ray source assembly and has a plurality of degrees of freedom to allow the x-ray tube housing to be moved to a desired position and desired orientation;
c. an anti-scatter grid, said anti-scatter grid and image receptor not being in a fixed orientation relative to the x-ray source;
d. a measuring means to determine the position of the anti-scatter grid and image receptor relative to a fixed point on the mobile radiographic system;
e. a motion control system to control the position and orientation of the x-ray source assembly relative to the anti-scatter grid and an image receptor, the motion control system comprising a drive means for at least one degree of freedom of motion in the tube housing mounting and x-ray source assembly and a means for determining the position of the x-ray source assembly relative to a console of the mobile radiographic system; and
f. a processing means in communication with the measuring means and the motion control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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