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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2005
Masaru Seto, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Seto, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
An X-ray CT apparatus includes a host and a scanner that executes a scan based on a scan program communicated from the host by means of communicating means. The X-ray CT apparatus also includes a communicating means which collectively communicate the calculated values of X-ray applied amounts at every scan positions or original data for the calculation of the amount of X-ray application even with respect to unprogrammed scan positions. Each of the calculated values of X-ray applied amounts corresponds to a tube current value of an X-ray tube. The original data for the calculation of the amount of X-ray application corresponds to X-ray penetrated image data of a subject.