X-ray device and X-ray sensitive camera for panoramic tomography and 3D shots
AssigneeSirona Dental Systems GmbH
InventorsNorbert Erhardt, Werner Gunther
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Abstract
The invention relates to an X-ray device comprising an x-ray sensitive camera for creating tomograms, especially panoramic tomograms. Means for creating 3D shots of a partial volume of the mandibular arch are also provided, said 3D shots being created especially by a second image receiver for creating a 2D shot and means for taking a plurality of 2D shots from different directions and creating a 3D shot therefrom, preferably according to conebeam technology with the associated reconstruction algorithms. The x-ray sensitive camera comprises a first x-ray sensitive image receiver for creating a tomogram, and a second x-ray sensitive image receiver for creating plane shots.
Claims10
An X-ray system comprising:
- an X-ray sensitive camera and an X-ray emitter, the X-ray sensitive camera comprising:
- a first image detector that forms at least one panoramic image, the first image detector having an X-ray sensitive surface that detects first X-rays emitted by the X-ray emitter;
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- a second image detector that forms at least one two-dimensional image, the second image detector having an X-ray sensitive surface that detects second X-rays emitted by the X-ray emitter, wherein
- the first image detector and the second image detector are arranged such that the X-ray sensitive surface of the first image detector faces an opposite direction from the X-ray sensitive surface of the second image detector, and
- the first image detector and the second image detector are positionable relative to the X-ray emitter.
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