Patent ID: 6859521

Claim:
A method for controlling an X-ray device having at least one X-ray tube and at least one X-ray detector that is movable relative to said at least one X-ray tube, said method comprising the steps of: before activating an X-ray tube, designated for an examination, to emit X-rays, automatically electronically checking whether an X-ray detector, also designated for said examination, has been activated; automatically electronically obtaining position data identifying a position of at least one of said designated X-ray tube and said designated X-ray detector; using said position data, automatically electronically determining respective positions of said designated X-ray tube and said designated X-ray detector relative to each other, and comparing said relative positions to correct relative positions for said examination; and allowing activation of said designated X-ray tube to emit X-rays in said examination only if said designated X-ray detector is activated and said designated X-ray tube and said designated X-ray detector are in said correct relative positions.