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Siemens Healthineers Ag

Peter Scheuering

Wei He

Claudius Molz

Bernhard Geiger

Thilo Hannemann

Daniel Lerch

Markus Schild

Thomas Weber

Sven-Martin Sutter

Franz Atzinger

Rainer Kaltschmidt

Carsten Illenseer

Thomas Pfeiffer

Andre Gebhardt

Sebastian Glawion

Zhi Ming Yang

Stefan Schaffert

Bastian Schmidt

In order to optimize the recording time, provision is made of a method for recording an X-ray image using an X-ray system with an X-ray detector, an X-ray source, a system control, and a computational unit, wherein information relating to the relative direct radiation component in a reference X-ray image and information relating to the utilized recording geometry and/or the utilized primary X-ray dose and/or the utilized filtering is used to determine a relaxation time, during which a ghosting effect of the X-ray detector resulting from a preceding X-ray image decays at least in part, which relaxation time is adapted to the X-ray image to be recorded, and the determined relaxation time is utilized to actuate the recording of the X-ray image.

Method for recording an X-ray image and X-ray system

The invention relates to an x-ray device with an x-ray source fixed to a ceiling stand and a generator connected therewith in order to supply it with power. For simplification purposes, it is proposed in accordance with the invention to provide a conductor rail between the generator and the x-ray source on the ceiling in order to produce an electrical connection, along which conductor rail a ceiling stand accommodating the x-ray source can be moved.

X-ray device with an x-ray source fixed to a ceiling stand

The invention relates to an x-ray device with an x-ray source fixed to a ceiling stand and a generator connected therewith in order to supply voltage. In order to achieve as compact an arrangement as possible, it is proposed in accordance with the invention to provide the generator with means of suspended fixing on a ceiling.

Radiographic imaging device with a radiographic source and a digital radiographic detector, which are movable in their positioning in relation to a patient, and with a control device for movement control and for creating a radiographic image which can be output, with an optical marking device () provided at the radiographic source () which can be used to mark the height (hh) of the area to be recorded on the patient (P) and the control device () being embodied to automatically determine the required height and number of radiographic images to be recorded, where necessary to be joined together for output of an overall image depicting the entire patient area and the recording positions of the radiographic source () and of the radiographic detector () in relation to the defined height of the patient area.

Medical imaging device

In an x-ray apparatus and method to determine the radiation dose in x-ray examinations, the x-ray apparatus has an x-ray radiator, an automatic exposure timer, and a laser range finder to detect the focus-patient separation between the x-ray radiator and a patient, and a computer device determines the necessary radiation dose using the thickness of the body part of the patient to be examined. The thickness is calculated from the acquired focus-patient distance and geometric data of the x-ray apparatus.

Method and x-ray apparatus for determining the x-ray dose in an x-ray examination

An apparatus for radiographic image acquisition has a radiation source with an associated laser device for representation of a linear light marking on the examination subject to align the subject relative to the radiation source for a subsequent image acquisition. The laser of the laser device is operated pulsed with a pulse-pause ratio of 1:n, with n&#x3e;1.

Radiographic image acquisition apparatus with pulsed laser light marker

In an X-ray system and method to determine the effective skin input dose in x-ray examinations, the skin input dose is obtained by dividing the measured dose area product by the exposed skin input area, which is calculated from the exposed area in the film or image intensifier plane, geometric data of the x-ray system, and the thickness of the body part of the patient to be examined. The water equivalent determined from the setting values for the irradiation is used as the value for the thickness of the body part to be examined.

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