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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Su Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun Hwa Oh, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dong Goo Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sung Hoon Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Young Hun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kang Eui Lee, Seoul, KR;
Seok Min Han, Seongnam-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An X-ray imaging apparatus and method for controlling the X-ray imaging apparatus are provided. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source configured to generate and emit X-rays onto an object, an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays transmitted through the object and convert the X-rays into an electrical signal, a heating portion located at an upper portion of the X-ray detector configured to contact a lower part of the object, a heat transfer portion configured to transfer heat produced in the X-ray source to the heating portion, and a thermal insulation member located between the X-ray detector and the heating portion configured to block heat from being transferred to the X-ray detector.