Patent ID: 8848868
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. An X-ray system comprising: an X-ray source generating X-rays; an X-ray receptor receiving the X-rays and generating X-ray images; a patient satellite secured to a patient positioned between the X-ray source and the X-ray receptor, the patient satellite including an angular orientation sensor detecting an angular orientation of the patient and outputting a signal to an operator allowing the operator to position the patient with respect to the X-ray source and the X-ray receptor so as to eliminate an angular distortion in the X-ray images, the patient satellite further including a distance sensor measuring a distance between the patient and the X-ray receptor; and a server connected to the X-ray source, the X-ray receptor and the patient satellite, the server receiving the X-ray images from the X-ray receptor.