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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2003
Shiro Oikawa, Shiga-ken, JP;
Shiro Oikawa, Shiga-ken, JP;
Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
The radiographic apparatus according to this invention has a scan frame with an X-ray tube frame and a flat panel type detector (FPD) frame arranged therein. The X-ray tube frame surrounds an X-ray tube, and the FPD frame surrounds an FPD. The X-ray tube frame and FPD frame are rotatable together about a sectional axis. Thus, the X-ray tube and FPD rotate on the respective frames together directly about the sectional axis (for a main scan). Further, the X-ray tube and FPD are rotatable together about a scan center axis (for an auxiliary scan). The main scan and auxiliary scan are combined to achieve a high-speed scan and improves resolution in the direction of the sectional axis, thereby obtaining a three-dimensional sectional image with isotropic spatial resolution.