Patent ID: 8693623

Claim:
An x-ray imaging method for mammography or other medical imaging, in which an object to be imaged is positioned by an object positioning means 16 , 17 within an area between an x-ray source 13 and an image detector 15 of an x-ray imaging apparatus and in which during an imaging process, the x-ray source 13 is moved with respect to location of the object and the object is irradiated at a number of different positions of the x-ray source 13 with respect to location of the object, wherein during the imaging process, the x-ray source 13 is moved continuously and the object is irradiated during a number of short irradiation periods and not irradiated during a number of non-irradiation periods between the irradiation periods and, during an irradiation period, said object positioning means 16 , 17 is moved as synchronized with the movement of the x-ray source 13 so that the object will follow the movement of the x-ray source and, during a non-irradiation period, as not synchronized so that the object will not follow the movement of the x-ray source.