Patent ID: 6904119
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A radiographic apparatus comprising: a radiation source for emitting an electromagnetic wave to an object under examination; detecting means for detecting said electromagnetic wave emitted to and transmitted through said object; and scan means for moving said radiation source and said detecting means together for scanning action; a three-dimensional sectional image being obtained from a group of projection data detected in varied positions of said detecting means moved by said scan means; wherein said radiation source and said detecting means are arranged such that a radiation axis linking said radiation source and said detecting means is inclined at a predetermined angle relative to a sectional axis passing through a site of interest of said object; and said scan means includes a radiation source housing for surrounding said radiation source, a detecting means housing for surrounding said detecting means, and rotating means for rotating said radiation source and said detecting means in the respective housings together about said sectional axis.