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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2017
Vatech Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Vatech Ewoo Holdings Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung Il Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
VATECH Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
VATECH EWOO Holdings Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an X-ray collimator capable of adjusting a field of view during X-ray imaging and an X-ray imaging apparatus using the same, the apparatus including an X-ray light source configured to emit X-rays, an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays, and a collimator configured to provide an opening to determine an FOV of the X-rays between the X-ray light source and the X-ray detector, wherein the opening is configured such that at least one of a first edge at an entrance side facing the X-ray light source, and a second edge at an exit side facing the X-ray detector is formed in a curved shape.