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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Susanne Oepping, Erlangen, DE;
Ralf Nanke, Neunkirchen am Brand, DE;
Michael Fuhrmann, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Birgi Tamersoy, Erlangen, DE;
Yao-jen Chang, Princeton, NJ (US);
Terrence Chen, Princeton, NJ (US);
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH, Erlangen, DE;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for adjusting a collimator of an X-ray source. In an embodiment, the method includes detecting an arrangement of an X-ray detector with respect to the X-ray source; automatically determining an adjustment for the collimator based on the detected position of the X-ray detector with respect to the X-ray source; and automatically adjusting the collimator based on the determined adjustment for the collimator. An X-ray device and computer readable medium are also disclosed.