Multifunctional x-ray system and method for operating it
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHans-Joachim Greiner, Mathias Hörnig, Martin Spahn
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Abstract
To comply with radiation protection provisions that differ from one another for different operating functions without operational restrictions, a radiation protection system is provided in the case of a multifunctional x-ray system for a solid state detector assigned to the x-ray system. The radiation protection system includes a device for restricting the current outer contours of an x-radiation field to bounding outer contours dependent on the selected operating function of the x-ray system.
Claims21
A multifunctional x-ray system, comprising:
- a radiation protection system for a solid state detector assigned to the x-ray system, the radiation protection system including a device to restrict current outer contours of an x-radiation field to bounding outer contours dependent on a selected operating function of the x-ray system;
- wherein
- operating functions of the x-ray system are different imaging functions,
- the x-ray system has a radiographic function as a first operating function and a fluoroscopic function as a second operating function, and
- the bounding outer contours include a greater spacing from the outer lateral edge of the solid state detector in the case of the fluoroscopic function than in the case of the radiographic function.
A method for operating a multifunctional x-ray system including a radiation protection system for a solid state detector assigned to the x-ray system, the method comprising:
- restricting, via the radiation protection system, current outer contours of an x-radiation field to bounding outer contours as a function of the selected operating function;
- wherein
- operating functions of the x-ray system are different imaging functions,
- the x-ray system has a radiographic function as a first operating function and a fluoroscopic function as a second operating function, and
- the bounding outer contours include a greater spacing from the outer lateral edge of the solid state detector in the case of the fluoroscopic function than in the case of the radiographic function.
A multifunctional x-ray system, comprising:
- a radiation protection system for a solid state detector assigned to the x-ray system, the radiation protection system including means for restricting current outer contours of an x-radiation field to bounding outer contours dependent on a selected operating function of the x-ray system;
- wherein
- operating functions of the x-ray system are different imaging functions,
- the x-ray system has a radiographic function as a first operating function and a fluoroscopic function as a second operating function, and
- the bounding outer contours include a greater spacing from the outer lateral edge of the solid state detector in the case of the fluoroscopic function than in the case of the radiographic function.
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