Patent ID: 6018565
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A61B,G06T,H04N,H05G,Y10S

Abstract:
An x-ray imaging system imaging an object and comprising:an x-ray tube positioned on one side of the object;an x-ray tube power supply providing electrical energy to the x-ray tube;an imaging x-ray detector positioned on an opposite side of the object from the x-ray source and producing a plurality of first x-ray reception signals each related to received x-rays passing along a path through the object and second x-ray reception signals each related to received x-rays passing along paths outside the object; andan electronic computer receiving the x-ray reception signals and operating according to a stored program to identify the first x-ray reception signals and controlling the x-ray tube power supply to adjust the exposure of the object based on the identified first x-ray reception signals.