Patent ID: 7856085

Claim:
An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising: an X-ray imaging section including a two-dimensional X-ray imaging unit that receives X-rays having passed through a subject; an X-ray generation control unit; a communication connection unit between the X-ray imaging section and the X-ray generation control unit; a detecting unit configured to detect a connection method of the communication connection unit; and a drive-method changing unit configured to change the drive method of the X-ray imaging section depending on the connection method detected by the detecting unit, wherein when the connection method detected by the detecting unit includes a connection via a dedicated line, the drive-method changing unit changes the drive method to a method in which an image is obtained during fixed image accumulation time, and when the connection method detected by the detecting unit includes a connection wirelessly or via a wired connection that is not via a dedicated line, the drive-method changing unit changes the drive method to a method in which image accumulation time is determined in synchronization with the X-ray generation control unit.