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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 16, 2013
Applicant:

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;

Inventors:

Masaharu Tsuyuki, Nasushiobara, JP;

Toshiyuki Shinno, Sakura, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01); G01N 23/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/046 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/482 (2013.01); A61B 6/56 (2013.01); G01N 2223/419 (2013.01);
Abstract

As one embodiment, the X-ray CT device comprises an X-ray tube, a tube voltage generator, an X-ray detector, a data accumulating unit, and an image processing unit. The tube voltage generator applies tube voltage to the X-ray tube. The tube voltage controlling unit controls the tube voltage generator so as to periodically alternate the tube voltage. The X-ray detector is arranged across a subject from the X-ray tube, and detects the X-rays penetrating the subject. The data accumulating unit accumulates first sampling data when a high voltage is applied to said X-ray tube in one cycle by synchronizing with the change in said tube voltage from the data detected by said X-ray detector, and after a predetermined amount of time has passed from said accumulation, accumulates second sampling data when a low voltage is applied to said X-ray tube. The image processing unit creates images based on the accumulated first sampling data and second sampling data.


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