Automatic exposure control and optimization in digital x-ray radiography
US6459765B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 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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