X-ray apparatus including x-ray reflector and method for operating the x-ray apparatus
AssigneeSiemens Healthcare GmbH
InventorsMichael Wiets, Philipp Wiets
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Abstract
An X-ray apparatus includes an X-ray source embodied to generate X-rays; an X-ray detector; and an X-ray reflector. The X-ray reflector is embodied to reflect X-rays generated by the X-ray source such that the reflected X-rays hit the X-ray detector. The X-ray detector is in particular embodied to detect the X-rays. The X-ray apparatus can, on the one hand, enlarge the available space above a patient. Furthermore, focusing via the X-ray reflector enables the power of the X-ray source to be increased while retaining a constant spatial resolution or the spatial resolution to be improved while retaining a constant power of the X-ray source.
Claims27
An X-ray apparatus, comprising:
- an X-ray source embodied to generate X-rays;
- an X-ray detector;
- and
- an X-ray-reflector, embodied to reflect the X-rays generated by the X-ray source such that reflected X-rays hit the X-ray detector, wherein
- the X-ray reflector and the X-ray detector are rotatable simultaneously about at least one of a common first axis of rotation and
- a common second axis of rotation.
An X-ray apparatus, comprising:
- an X-ray source embodied to generate X-rays;
- an X-ray detector;
- an X-ray-reflector, embodied to reflect the X-rays generated by the X-ray source such that reflected X-rays hit the X-ray detector;
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- at least one of a Fresnel zone plate and a refractive X-ray lens.
A method for operating an X-ray apparatus, comprising:
- receiving an examination region;
- generating X-rays via an X-ray source of the X-ray apparatus;
- first setting of at least one of a position and an orientation of an X-ray reflector of the X-ray apparatus so that the X-rays generated by the X-ray source are reflected by the X-ray-reflector to irradiate the examination region;
- and
- detecting the X-rays via an X-ray detector of the X-ray apparatus, wherein
- the X-ray reflector and the X-ray detector are rotatable simultaneously about at least one of a common first axis of rotation;
- and
- a common second axis of rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.