Patent ID: 7315608

Claim:
A combined panoramic and computed tomography photographing apparatus comprising: an X-ray source part for generating X-rays; an X-ray sensor part having a panoramic sensor and a CT sensor for detecting X-rays which are generated from the X-ray source part and pass through an object; a rotary arm for arranging the X-ray source part and the X-ray sensor part thereon in such a way as to be opposed to each other; a rotary arm supporting member for supporting the rotary arm; and rotary arm driving means interposed between the rotary arm and the rotary arm supporting member for driving the rotary arm; wherein the X-ray sensor part includes a first sensor mounting part for mounting the panoramic sensor and a second sensor mounting part for mounting the CT sensor, and the panoramic sensor and the CT sensor are dedicated sensors respectively for panoramic photographing and CT photographing.