X-ray imaging system and method for dental x-ray imaging

An X-ray imaging method for dental X-ray imaging by an X-ray imaging system, comprising steps of

• presenting the X-ray imaging system with a depth information-producing camera and a position information-producing component,
• controlling, by a controller of the system, an X-ray source and an X-ray detector in a rotating gantry in order to acquire X-ray image data, and
• acquiring, by the depth information-producing camera together with the position information-producing component, location data of the depth information-producing camera and the X-ray detector during the acquisition of the image data, synchronously with the image data to be reconstructed.

A tangible, non-volatile computer-readable storage medium comprising a computer program including instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform at least the steps of:

• presenting an X-ray imaging system with a depth information-producing camera and a position information-producing component,
• controlling, by a controller of the system, an X-ray source and an X-ray detector in a rotating gantry in order to acquire the X-ray image data, and
• acquiring, by the depth information-producing camera together with the position information-producing component, the location data of the depth information-producing camera and detector during the acquisition of the image data, synchronously with the image data to be reconstructed.