X-ray sensitive camera comprising two image receivers and X-ray device

US7322746B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SIRONA Dental Systems GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Christian Beckhaus · Kohlenbissen, DE
• Uwe Zeller · Biberach, DE
• Martin Eckert · Metzingen, DE
• Ulrich Schulze-Ganzlin · Lorsch, DE
• Werner Gunther · Bensheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 24, 2004
• Grant date: Jan 29, 2008
• Expiry date: Mar 24, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/51
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an X-ray sensitive camera (1, 55) comprising a first X-ray sensitive image receiver (4), for creating a first tomogram with a first depth of field profile, in addition to a second X-ray sensitive image receiver (5) for creating a second tomogram with a second depth of field profile. The invention also relates to an X-ray device comprising an image receiver (4, 5) that is contained in an X-ray sensitive camera (55), in addition to an X-ray emitter (52) with a primary diaphragm (57) and adjusting means (43, 44) for the image receiver and/or X-ray emitter and/or primary diaphragm and/or a combination thereof. The camera is equipped with a second image receiver (5), which can be brought into the beam path (54) of the X-ray emitter using the adjusting means (43, 44).