X-ray imaging apparatus and method for controlling the same

An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising:

• a gantry which comprises an X-ray tube which radiates X-rays toward a subject and an X-ray detector which detects X-rays which propagate through the subject;
• a slider which moves the subject to a bore of the gantry;
• an imaging unit which generates an image of the subject;
• and
• a position controller which is configured to recognize a part to be subjected to X-ray imaging from the generated image of the subject, and to control a movement of the slider such that a position of the part to be subjected to X-ray imaging corresponds to a respective position of at least one of the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector,
• wherein the imaging unit comprises a wide-angle camera having an angle of view that encompasses an entirety of the subject such that the image of the subject is generated in a single stage.

A method for controlling an X-ray imaging apparatus which comprises an X-ray tube which radiates X-rays toward a subject and an X-ray detector which detects X-rays which propagate through the subject, the method comprising:

• generating an image of the subject;
• recognizing a part to be subjected to X-ray imaging from the generated image of the subject;
• and
• controlling a respective movement of each of the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector to a respective position which corresponds to the part to be subjected to X-ray imaging,
• wherein the image of the subject is generated by using a wide-angle camera having an angle of view that encompasses an entirety of the subject such that the image of the subject is generated in a single stage.

A method for controlling an X-ray imaging apparatus which comprises a gantry which comprises an X-ray tube which radiates X-rays toward a subject and an X-ray detector which detects X-rays which propagate through the subject, the method comprising:

• moving a slider, on which the subject is located, to a bore of the gantry;
• generating an image of the subject;
• recognizing a part to be subjected to X-ray imaging from the generated image of the subject;
• and
• controlling a movement of the slider such that the part to be subjected to X-ray imaging corresponds to a respective position of at least one of the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector,
• wherein the image of the subject is generated by using a wide-angle camera having an angle of view that encompasses an entirety of the subject such that the image of the subject is generated in a single stage.