Tube alignment for mobile radiography system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9155509-B2
Application number	US-201414447695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2014
Priority date	Apr 13, 2010
Publication date	Oct 13, 2015
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015

Abstract

A radiography system for obtaining a radiographic image of a subject has a radiation source energizable to direct radiant energy along a radiation path and an imaging receiver sensitive to the radiant energy for forming the radiographic image. A sensor apparatus is disposed to provide one or more output signals that are indicative at least of centering of the radiation path with respect to the receiver, of an angle of the receiver relative to the radiation path, and of a source-to-image distance along the radiation path. A display apparatus generates, in response to the one or more output signals, a display that indicates the centering of the radiation path with respect to the receiver and that provides one or more values indicative of at least the source-to-image distance and the angle of the receiver relative to the radiation path.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A radiography system for obtaining a radiographic image of a subject, the system comprising:
a radiation source configured to direct radiant energy along a radiation path;
an imaging receiver positioned in the radiation path and configured to generate the radiographic image of the subject;
a sensor apparatus selected from the group consisting of an inclinometer to indicate an angle of the receiver, a radio frequency device to indicate distance, an elect…

Assignees

• Carestream Health Inc

Inventors

• Lalena Michael C
• Stagnitto Joseph E

Classifications

• A61B6/461

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B6/08 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B6/4405

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B6/587 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B6/542

  Human Necessities · mapped topic