Patent ID: 6031892
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A61B,G21K,H04N

Abstract:
An apparatus for examining soft tissue of a patient comprising:an x-ray radiation source emitting radiation which is directed through the soft tissue;a scintillator receiving radiation transmitted through the soft tissue and generating an optical signal correlated with the received radiation and directing the optical signal along a first optical path;an optical surface receiving the optical signal along the first optical path and redirecting the optical signal along a second optical path;a binning charge couple device (CCD) that is optically coupled to the optical surface to receive the optical sign along the second optically path at a plurality of pixels and generate an electronic representation of the soft tissue; anda CCD controller that is electrically connected to the CCD such that the CCD controller bins charge from separate pixels for readout to a data storage device.