Systems, devices, and methods for lowering dental x-ray dosage including feedback sensors
AssigneeElwha LLC
InventorsRoderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, Tony S. Pan, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing, among other things, an intra-oral x-ray imaging system configured to reduce patient exposure to x-rays, reduce amount of scatter, transmission, or re-radiation during imaging, or improve x-ray image quality. In an embodiment, an intra-oral x-ray imaging system includes an intra-oral x-ray sensor configured to communicate intra-oral x-ray sensor position information or intra-oral x-ray sensor orientation information to a remote x-ray source.
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An intra-oral x-ray sensor, comprising:
- circuitry configured to communicate intra-oral x-ray sensor position information to a remote x-ray source;
- circuitry configured to verify an x-ray beam characteristic associated with the remote x-ray source;
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- circuitry configured to communicate an x-ray beam field of view parameter to the remote x-ray source responsive to verifying an x-ray beam characteristic.
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An intra-oral x-ray sensor operation method, comprising:
- communicating intra-oral x-ray sensor position information to a remote x-ray source;
- verifying an x-ray beam characteristic associated with the remote x-ray source;
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- communicating an x-ray beam field of view parameter to the remote x-ray source responsive to verifying an x-ray beam characteristic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.