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Automatic exposure control and optimization in digital x-ray radiography

US6459765B1 · kind B1 · utility

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32Claims
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Filing dateDec 28, 2000
Grant dateOct 1, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05G1/44
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An automatic exposure control for an x-ray system using a large area solid state x-ray detector (26) includes an exposure control (36, 34) arranged to generate data of interest within the data generated by the detector and to adjust the dosage of x-rays to a predetermined level in response to data of interest so that an x-ray image of a patient is generated using the predetermined level.

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