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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
378-8 ; 378 16 ;
Abstract
A computer tomography device includes an X-ray source (1) and an X-ray detection system (3) for forming a number of density profiles of an object to be radiologically examined. A reconstruction unit (4) derives an image signal from the density profiles. A control system (20) adjusts the X-ray source (1) on the basis of a density value of the object and the control system is arranged to adjust the X-ray source on the basis of a part of the object to be examined. The control system is also arranged to adjust the X-ray source on the basis of a reference adjustment of the X-ray source. The reference adjustment is dependent on the part of the object to be examined.