Patent ID: 7664222

Claim:
A portable tomosynthesis imaging system comprising: a portable X-ray source assembly configured to direct X-ray radiation towards a subject from a plurality of different source positions; a portable digital detector assembly configured to receive the radiation from the source and to remain stationary during receipt of the radiation from the plurality of different source positions; a portable power supply for powering the X-ray source assembly; control circuitry coupled to the X-ray source assembly and to the detector assembly and configured to control acquisition of projection image data sets for the plurality of different source positions for reconstruction of tomosynthesis images; and means for transporting the source assembly, detector assembly, power supply and control circuitry to a non-dedicated imaging location; wherein the X-ray source assembly and the detector assembly are separately mounted on separate support structures; and wherein the X-ray source assembly and the detector assembly include sensors and/or transmitters cooperatively arranged to detect distance and orientation of the source assembly and detector assembly with respect to one another.