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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rika Baba, Kokubunji, JP;
Ken Ueda, Oume, JP;
Hironori Ueki, Kokubunji, JP;
Akira Kuba, Nagareyama, JP;
Ken Ishikawa, Matsudo, JP;
Takashi Ishiguro, Kita-ku, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
375108 ; 378 97 ;
Abstract
An X-ray apparatus acquires an X-ray image of an object by radiating X-rays to the object and includes an X-ray radiator for radiating X-rays to an object. An imager acquires an X-ray image of the object and radiation dose controller controls the radiation dose so as to acquire an X-ray image having a predetermined X-ray relative noise level on the basis of an image level of a predetermined area in the X-ray image.