Patent ID: 9730656
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B,G01T,G03B,G21F,H01J,H01L

Claim:
1. An intra-oral x-ray imaging system, comprising: an intra-oral x-ray sensor configured to acquire intra-oral x-ray image information associated with an oral cavity of a patient, the intra-oral x-ray sensor including an intra-oral radiation shield structure having at least a portion that is flexible or jointed so as to conform to a portion of the oral cavity; and an x-ray beam limiter assembly including a controllable x-ray collimator module, the controllable x-ray collimator module including an x-ray beam collimation adjustment mechanism responsive to one or more inputs including information associated with a border location of the intra-oral x-ray sensor in a mouth of the patient.