Apparatus and method for the generation of dental images with height-specific dose application

An extraoral dental X-ray apparatus for imaging of a patient in the dental region comprising:

• a radiator array having at least two individual radiators each configured to emit X-rays, which are offset at least along a predetermined direction (z);
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• an X-ray detector configured to at least partially detect the X-rays emitted by the individual radiators, the radiator array and the X-ray detector being rotatably arranged about an axis (z′) parallel to said predetermined direction (z);
• a control device that separately controls the individual radiators, the control device being configured such that the emitted X-ray beams of the at least two individual radiators differ in the intensity and/or spectral distribution of the X-rays to effect an intensity and/or spectral distribution which is varied along the predetermined direction (z), wherein the control device adapts the intensity and/or spectral distribution adaptively to the anatomy of the patient by separately regulating the current and/or voltage to each of the individual radiators to effect a height-specific dose application along the predetermined direction (z).