Method of Automatically Positioning an X-Ray Source of an X-Ray System and an X-Ray System

• Main Authors: Chang, Yao-jen, Tamersoy, Birgi, Nanke, Ralf, Chen, Terrence, Dornberger, Susanne, Singh, Vivek Kumar
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.08.2018
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A method and a system for automatically aligning a positionable X-ray source of an X-ray system in alignment with a mobile X-ray detector is disclosed where the X-ray system detects the position of the mobile X-ray detector using a 3D camera and then driving the positionable X-ray source to a positi...