System and method for orienting an X-ray detector

US9055913B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Joseph Manak · Vernon Hills, US
• Bernhard Erich Hermann Claus · Niskayuna, US
• Jens Rittscher · Ballston Lake, US
• Hao Lai · Niskayuna, US
• Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard · Albany, US
• Kedar Bhalchandra Khare · New Delhi, IN
• Cyril Riddell · Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR
• Yves Trousset · Palaiseau, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 29, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 16, 2015
• Expiry date: May 21, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/027
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The subject matter disclosed herein relates to X-ray imaging systems, and more specifically to digital X-ray imaging systems. In one embodiment, an imaging system includes an X-ray source configured to emit X-rays. The imaging system also includes an X-ray detector configured to detect the emitted X-rays and produce a corresponding electrical signal. The imaging system also includes a gantry configured to at least partially revolve the X-ray source and the X-ray detector about a primary rotational axis. The X-ray detector is coupled to the gantry so that a diagonal of the X-ray detector is oriented substantially perpendicular to the primary rotational axis.