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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Joseph E. Stagnitto, Rochester, NY (US);
Xiaohui Wang, Pittsford, NY (US);
Michael C. Lalena, Webster, NY (US);
Joseph E. Stagnitto, Rochester, NY (US);
Xiaohui Wang, Pittsford, NY (US);
Michael C. Lalena, Webster, NY (US);
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for aligning a radiation source with a portable image receiver in a radiographic imaging system generates a magnetic field with a predetermined field pattern and with a time-varying vector direction at a predetermined frequency from an emitter apparatus that is coupled to the radiation source, wherein the generated magnetic field further comprises a synchronization signal. Sensed signals from the magnetic field are obtained from a sensing apparatus that is coupled to the image receiver, wherein the sensing apparatus comprises three or more sensor elements, wherein at least two of the sensor elements are arranged at different angles relative to each other and are disposed outside the imaging area of the image receiver. An output signal is indicative of an alignment adjustment according to the amplitude and phase of the obtained sensed signals relative to the synchronization signal.