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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Inventors:
Emi Tamura, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Miyazaki, Otawara, JP;
Hiroaki Nakai, Nasushiobara, JP;
Toshiyuki Ono, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/4241 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/035 (2013.01); A61B 6/42 (2013.01); A61B 6/4208 (2013.01); A61B 6/482 (2013.01); A61B 6/5211 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01); A61B 6/542 (2013.01); A61B 6/544 (2013.01); A61B 6/545 (2013.01); A61B 6/585 (2013.01);
Abstract
An X-ray CT apparatus according to one embodiment includes a photon counting detector and a processing circuitry. The photon counting detector includes a plurality of detecting elements configured to detect X-rays. The processing circuitry is configured to set a control parameter corresponding to a position of each detecting element of the plurality of detecting elements in the photon counting detector.