Shimadzu Corporation

Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

Nippon Hoso' Kyokai

Yutaro Kimura

Hiromichi Tonami

Masao Inoue

Akihiro Daikoku

Shigekazu Sakabe

Hiroshi Horikawa

Akinori Yamasaki

Ikuo Konishi

Tetsuhiko Ikeshima

Takayuki Takemoto

Shiro Oikawa

Kenkichi Tanioka

Shirou Suzuki

Hidetoshi Kishimoto

Toshio Yamagishi

Tutomu Katou

Keiichi Hiragaki

Tatsuya Shimizu

Takahisa Nishikawa

In a two-dimensional radiation detector of the invention, a semiconductor layer for converting a radiological image or light image converted therefrom to a picture image of charges by sensing X-ray, and a switching element matrix are integrally formed. A bias electrode common to a signal electrode of the semiconductor layer is connected to a bias power source through a switch or a resistance. An electric current flowing through the bias electrode from the bias power source is detected by a detector, and supplied to a control circuit. The control circuit compares a detected value supplied from the detector with a threshold value, and turns off the switch when the detected current value reaches the threshold value to shut off application of the bias voltage to the bias electrode.

Two-dimensional radiation detector

The rotary cathode X-ray tube equipment of present invention is constructed so as to permit radiation of X-ray from all directions with respect to the whole circumference of a subject, and is used for x-ray CT. The equipment of the invention is constructed to prevent an X-ray radiation window 40 of a low strength from being influenced by atmospheric deformations of a vacuum vessel 1 or by machining and assembling errors, for example by using a joint portion disposed between the X-ray radiation window and an inner ring and having both a surface perpendicular to a rotational axis of a rotary member and a cylindrical surface parallel to the rotational axis, a face seal formed on the surface of the joint portion perpendicular to the rotational axis, and an axial seal formed on the cylindrical surface of the joint portion parallel to the rotational axis.

Rotary cathode X-ray tube equipment

The rotary cathode X-ray tube equipment of the present invention is constructed so as to permit radiation of X-ray from all directions with respect to the whole circumference of a subject, and is used for x-ray CT. The equipment of the invention is constructed to prevent an X-ray radiation window 40 of a low strength from being influenced by atmospheric deformations of a vacuum vessel 1 or by machining and assembling errors, for example by using a joint portion disposed between the X-ray radiation window and an inner ring and having both a surface perpendicular to a rotational axis of a rotary member and a cylindrical surface parallel to the rotational axis, a face seal formed on the surface of the joint portion perpendicular to the rotational axis, and an axial seal formed on the cylindrical surface of the joint portion parallel to the rotational axis.

Rotary cathode x-ray tube equipment

An X-ray image pickup tube converts a transmitted X-ray image into electric signals. The pickup tube includes a target structure having a fluorescent element, and a translucent conductive film for receiving a high voltage, with a photoconductive film laminated thereupon. The fluorescent element receives transmitted X rays in a two-dimensional distribution, and converts them into visible rays in a two-dimensional distribution. The translucnet conductive film is optically coupled to a surface of the fluorescent element opposite from an X-ray incident surface thereof. The photoconductive film includes an amorphors semiconductor layer which converts the visible rays transmitted in a two-dimensional distribution through the translucent conductive film, into electric charges in a two-dimensional distribution, and which multiplies the electric charges in the two-dimensional distribution based on electric fields formed by the high voltage applied to the translucent conductive film. The pickup tube also has a signal reading device in the form of an electron gun or switching elements for scanning a surface of the photoconductive film, as electric signals, a two-dimensional electric potential distribution occurring on the photoconductive film.

X-ray image pickup tube

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Kyoto, Japan

Yutaro Kimura