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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2019
J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshito Sugihara, Kyoto, JP;
Tomoyuki Sadakane, Kyoto, JP;
Masanori Otsuka, Kyoto, JP;
Takahiro Yoshimura, Kyoto, JP;
Yutaka Ito, Kyoto, JP;
Sho Matsushita, Kyoto, JP;
J. MORITA MFG. CORP., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to prevent an X-ray generator and an X-ray detector that turn around a subject from contacting with the subject. An X-ray CT imaging apparatus includes a turning support that supports an X-ray generator and an X-ray detector, a turning drive mechanism including a turning mechanism and a turning axis moving mechanism, an imaging region position setting unit that receives a setting of a position of an imaging region to a local part of a dental arch of a head, and a turning controller. The position of the mechanical turning axis Xis controlled according to the position of the imaging region set by the imaging region position setting unit.