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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Tochigi, JP;
Inventors:
Go Kawata, Moriya, JP;
Sadanori Tomiha, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignee:
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Tochigi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/42 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/4266 (2013.01); A61B 6/4435 (2013.01); A61B 6/481 (2013.01); A61B 6/485 (2013.01);
Abstract
An X-ray CT apparatus of one embodiment includes an X-ray tube, a first X-ray detector, a rotator, and a second X-ray detector. The X-ray tube generates an X-ray. The first X-ray detector is arranged so as to face the X-ray tube and detects the X-ray that has transmitted through a subject. The rotator supports the X-ray tube and the first X-ray detector in a rotatable manner. The second X-ray detector detects a characteristic X-ray that is generated in accordance with a substance in the subject.