Patent ID: 7618189

Claim:
An X-ray diagnostic apparatus, comprising: a diagnostic information obtaining unit configured to obtain diagnostic information of an object by irradiating X-rays; a bed where the object placed; a bed lifting unit configured to lift the bed; and a bed stop position control unit configured to determine a stop condition and to control the bed lifting unit such that the bed stops at a position under a maximum stroke according to the predetermined stop condition, wherein the bed stop position control unit sets a maximum inclination angle of the bed as the stop condition and controls the bed lifting unit such that the bed stops at the maximum inclination angle, wherein the bed stop position control unit includes a maximum inclination angle storing portion configured to store a plurality of positions of the bed each of which can be set as a maximum inclination angle of the bed; and a maximum inclination angle selecting portion configured to select a position of the bed indicated as the stop condition from the maximum inclination angle storing portion.