Patent ID: 8331530

Claim:
An X-ray system comprising: an imaging system including a source of X-ray radiation, an X-ray image receptor, control circuitry for controlling the source of X-ray radiation, and a wireless interface; and a handheld interface device configured to communicate wirelessly with the imaging system, wherein the handheld interface device comprises a user-viewable screen and is configured to display a graphical representation of an anatomical region of a patient that will receive X-ray radiation during an X-ray imaging exposure on the screen, wherein the handheld interface device is configured to receive a user input on the graphical representation that specifies an anatomy within the anatomical region for which exposure is desired, to transmit a signal to the imaging system representing the desired anatomy, and the imaging system is configured to move the X-ray source to a position required for exposing the desired anatomy to X-ray radiation in response to the signal.