Patent ID: 7874729

Claim:
A general imaging system comprising: an x-ray emitter; an x-ray detector; an x-ray detector moving/holding device holding the x-ray detector movably; an x-ray emitter rotating/holding device holding the x-ray emitter rotatably; an x-ray emitter moving/holding device holding the rotating/holding device rotatably; a rotational driver driving the x-ray emitter to rotate relative to the rotating/holding device; a driver driving the moving/holding devices to move; a position detecting device for detecting the rotational angle of the x-ray emitter, the position of the x-ray detector, and the positional relationship with the x-ray emitter; a storage for storing anatomical programs and the rotational angle of the x-ray emitter, and the positional relationship of the x-ray emitter from the position of the x-ray detector, in accordance with the anatomical programs; an anatomical program selecting device selecting an anatomical program stored in the storage; a controller controlling the rotational driver and the driver based on the rotational angle of the x-ray emitter and the positional relationship of the x-ray emitter from the position of the x-ray detector, and the stored detection results of the position detecting device, in relation to the selected anatomical program; and an operating switch detecting an operation by the operator to issue a control instruction to the controlling means.