Patent ID: 7263168
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising: an X-ray irradiator; an X-ray receiver; a support section for supporting the X-ray irradiator and the X-ray receiver in such a manner that the X-ray irradiator and the X-ray receiver are opposed to each other through a space, the support section permitting the X-ray receiver to approach an object to be radiographed located within the space; a damper comprising a unitarily-formed hollow member having an opening defined by a closed cross-sectional configuration of the damper, the damper disposed at an object-side end portion of the X-ray receiver and with a fluid sealed into an interior of the opening, wherein the entire damper is made of an elastic material and has a first side abutted against the X-ray receiver, wherein the first side has a concave shape conforming to a shape of a corner of the X-ray receiver, wherein the damper has a second side opposite to the first side, wherein the second side has a convex shape conforming to the shape of the corner of the X-ray receiver; and a detecting section for detecting an internal pressure of the damper.