Remote triggered X-ray image capture device
US7446318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/73
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are presented herein for generating an X-ray image where the X-ray image generator has no electrical connection with an X-ray source which generates the X-rays. In an exemplary embodiment a photon sensor is positioned behind an x-ray permeable mirror. When the photon sensor senses photons, a camera, positioned outside of the X-ray path, captures a picture containing the X-ray data. A second mirror is positioned such that the path of the X-ray image is folded such that the camera can be positioned outside of the X-ray path, but that the X-ray image still strikes the camera lens. The X-ray data is then sent to a computer for processing. Parameterization is applied to the X-ray data based upon at least one of the species of the animal being taken, the body part depicted in the X-ray, the view depicted and the amount of energy used by an X-ray generator to take the X-ray.
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