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X-ray apparatus including x-ray reflector and method for operating the x-ray apparatus

US11229411B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Michael Wiets · Langensendelbach, DE
Philipp Wiets · Langensendelbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 30, 2019
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 11, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG21K2201/062
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An X-ray apparatus includes an X-ray source embodied to generate X-rays; an X-ray detector; and an X-ray reflector. The X-ray reflector is embodied to reflect X-rays generated by the X-ray source such that the reflected X-rays hit the X-ray detector. The X-ray detector is in particular embodied to detect the X-rays. The X-ray apparatus can, on the one hand, enlarge the available space above a patient. Furthermore, focusing via the X-ray reflector enables the power of the X-ray source to be increased while retaining a constant spatial resolution or the spatial resolution to be improved while retaining a constant power of the X-ray source.

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