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Radiation imaging apparatus and system

  • US 9,050,059 B2
  • Filed: 01/08/2013
  • Issued: 06/09/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A radiation imaging apparatus comprising:

  • a radiation detector, having a detector panel, for receiving radiation applied by a radiation source to an object, and storing charge according to a radiation dose of said radiation, to create an image;

    a first radiation sensor for detecting said radiation dose;

    an evaluation unit for recognizing at least one of a start and an end of application of said radiation according to a dose signal from said first radiation sensor;

    a control unit for controlling said detector panel according to an evaluation result of said evaluation unit;

    a flexible support arm having a first end to which said first radiation sensor is attached; and

    a fastening device attached to a second end of said flexible support arm, said second end being different from said first end of said flexible support arm,wherein said first radiation sensor is secured removably in a radiation path between said radiation source and said object by said fastening device, and said first radiation sensor is kept in a changeable position in a range of the length of said flexible support arm.

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