Digital radiographic system and method for adjusting such system
US4473843A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 1982 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/30
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An X-ray detector receives X-ray radiation from an object under examination and generates a detector image thereof. An image intensifier including a screen enhances the detector image and generates an image intensifier image which emits light. A video camera views the image intensifier image and generates a video signal comprised of frames of digital data. These data describe the signal levels of the image intensifier image. A display device connected to the camera receives the video signal and displays an image in accordance with the distribution of X-ray radiation. An iris is arranged between the image intensifier and the video camera. The iris has an aperture of variable size for controlling the intensity of light transmitted from the image intensifier to the video camera. A control circuit is provided for controlling the aperture of the iris. This control circuit comprises a first storage device receiving the video signal and storing digital data corresponding to one of the frames, a threshold device for determining the maximum signal level of the digital data contained in the stored frame, a second storage device sorting information about parameter values indicative of a plura…
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