Dental x-ray unit providing a cephalometric image and associated method
US9044176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4441
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dental x-ray unit comprising: an X-ray generator adapted to generate an X-ray beam in the direction of a patient's head, means of collimation adapted to confer given dimensions to the generated X-ray beam; a sensor placed facing the generator, receiving the radiologic projection of the collimated beam having irradiated the patient's head and supplying a cephalometric image of the patient's head, characterized in that the device includes: the means to acquire at least one photographic image of the patient's head, the means of automatic control for the means of collimation according to the at least one photographic image so that the dimensions of the collimated X-ray beam are adjusted to the dimensions of the patient's head.
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