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X-ray diagnostic apparatus comprising radiation filters
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1984-10-26
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Granted: 1988-05-10
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Expires: 2004-10-26
Abstract
Abstract A positioning control system controls the shifting of one of a plurality of radiation filters into the ray path. Transducers provide an electric density signal which is dependent upon the density of the examination subject. The control system has an electromotor activated by a control circuit to which the density signal is applied and which activates the motor corresponding to the respective density signal for the purpose of selection of the correct filter. The transducers may be coupled with a device physically acting in compression on a body part of the patient to be examined such that the degree of resistance of the body part to compression is sensed by the transducers as a measure of patient density.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerd Huettenrauch
- 👤 Hans-Peter Seubert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:01
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B6/00; A61B6/04; A61B6/0407; A61B6/0414; A61B6/40; A61B6/4035; A61B6/50; A61B6/502
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
An x-ray diagnostic apparatus comprising x-ray generator means for supplying x-ray energy along a ray path, a plurality of radiation filters mounted for selective positioning in the ray path, positioning means for shifting one of the plurality of radiation filters into the ray path, density sensing means for forming an electric density signal which is dependent upon the density of a radiography subject disposed in said radiation path, said positioning means including a motor and a control circuit coupled with said density sensing means for controlling said motor such that upon receipt of a density signal from said density sensing means said control circuit activates the motor corresponding to the received density signal for selecting one of said filters suitable to the sensed density.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
An x-ray diagnostic apparatus comprising x-ray generator means for supplying x-ray energy along a ray path, a plurality of radiation filters mounted for selective positioning in the ray path, positioning means for shifting one of the plurality of radiation filters into the ray path, density sensing means for forming an electric density signal which is dependent upon the density of a radiography subject disposed in said radiation path, said positioning means including a motor and a control circuit coupled with said density sensing means for controlling said motor such that upon receipt of a density signal from said density sensing means said control circuit activates the motor corresponding to the received density signal for selecting one of said filters suitable to the sensed density.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
An x-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a compression device for the radiography subject, and wherein said density sensing means comprises a transducer means coupled with the compression device for sensing a measure of the compression of the radiography subject.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
An x-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said patient density sensing means is coupled with said x-ray generator means for automatically adjusting the x-ray tube voltage in accordance with the sensed density.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
An x-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said positioning means comprises a shaft connected to said motor and a disk 19 carrying said plurality of radiation filters, said disk 19 being mounted on said shaft for rotating said filters through said ray path.
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