Patent Number: 055880363
Section: abstract

A radiographing operation is performed by using an X-ray CT apparatus for performing a radiographing operation to a subject lying on a bed, which comprises a bed drive means, an X-ray tube irradiating an X-ray to the subject, a detecting means for detecting an irradiated X-ray, a gantry on which said X-ray tube and said X-ray detecting means are mounted, a gantry drive means for rotationally driving the gantry, an exposure information file means into which past exposure information for the subject is stored, and a main controller for controlling the X-ray tube, the bed drive means and the gantry drive means. The radiographing condition according to which the radiographing operation is performed is set in accordance with a past exposure information stored in the exposure information file and at least one of the bed, the X-ray tube and the gantry.