Method and device for automatic testing of an X-ray system
US7125166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/583
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a device for automatic testing of an X-ray system (2). The doors (5a, 5b) leading to the room (1) in which the X-ray system (2) is installed are monitored by way of sensors (4a, 4b). Furthermore, the state of the room (1) can be monitored by means of further sensors such as video cameras (3). Automatic testing of the X-ray system (2) while utilizing X-rays is started only if and for as long as all doors are closed and the other sensors do not indicate that a safe state is abandoned. The device may also include facilities for automatically positioning a phantom in the beam path. Such facilities may in that case include a phantom which is provided on a flexible foil.
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