Patent ID: 7220052

Claim:
An X-ray diagnostic apparatus, comprising: a first photographic system having a first X-ray tube and a first X-ray detector; a second photographic system having a second X-ray tube and a second X-ray detector; a first supporting mechanism supporting said first photographic system; a second supporting mechanism supporting said second photographic system movably in a direction to come in close proximity to/move away from said first photographic system; and a control circuit controlling a movement of said second photographic system, wherein, when a first operator instruction is inputted, said control circuit automatically moves said second photographic system to a photography position where said first photographic system and a photography center axis cross, when a second operator instruction is inputted, said control circuit automatically moves said second photographic system to a predetermined evacuation position distant from said photography position, and when a third operator instruction is inputted, said control circuit automatically moves said second photographic system to a predetermined temporary evacuation position closer to said photography position, than said predetermined evacuation position, and wherein when said second photographic system is moved to said predetermined temporary evacuation position, said second photographic system is maintained at said predetermined temporary evacuation position until said control circuit receives a subsequent operator instruction.