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US 9,134,436 B2Granted
X-ray apparatus and X-ray detector
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHo-seong Kwak, Ig-mo Koo
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Abstract
An X-ray apparatus includes an X-ray radiation unit configured to radiate X-rays to an object; and a main control unit configured to acquire orientation information of the X-ray radiation unit and orientation information of an X-ray detector and select the X-ray detector based on the orientation information of the X-ray radiation unit and the orientation information of the X-ray detector.
Claims30
An X-ray apparatus comprising:
- an X-ray radiation unit configured to radiate X-rays to an object;
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- a main control unit configured to acquire orientation information of the X-ray radiation unit and orientation information of an X-ray detector and select the X-ray detector based on the orientation information of the X-ray radiation unit and the orientation information of the X-ray detector;
- a communication unit configured to transmit a signal to the X-ray detector in response to the X-ray detector being selected based on the orientation information of the X-ray radiation unit and the orientation information of the X-ray detector,
- wherein the signal is a prepare signal which is generated in the main control unit to prepare the selected X-ray detector to receive the X-rays.
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A wireless X-ray detector comprising:
- a sensor unit configured to sense orientation of the wireless X-ray detector;
- an X-ray detecting unit configured to convert an X-ray into an electric signal;
- a communication unit configured to transmit orientation information of the wireless X-ray detector to an X-ray apparatus;
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- a control unit configured to control the communication unit to transmit the orientation information to the X-ray apparatus, and to receive a control signal from the X-ray apparatus after the orientation information has been transmitted,
- wherein the control signal is a prepare signal which is generated in the X-ray apparatus to activate the X-ray detector to receive the X-ray, based on the orientation information.
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An X-ray apparatus comprising:
- an X-ray radiation unit configured to radiate X-rays to an object;
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- a control unit configured to acquire orientation information of the X-ray radiation unit and orientation information of an X-ray detector, and to determine whether the X-ray radiation unit and the X-ray detector face each other,
- wherein the orientation information of the X-ray detector is received from the X-ray detector that senses its own orientation as at least one of a moving direction, a moving angle, and a moving distance of the X-ray detector based on initial orientation information of the X-ray detector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.