X-ray exposure apparatus for digital mammography

Details X-ray exposure apparatus for digital mammography X-ray exposure apparatus for digital mammography

1998-06-09

2000-05-16

Porta, David P.

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Specific application

Mammography

378983, A61B 604

Patent

active

060647159

ABSTRACT:
An X-Ray exposure apparatus for digital mammography allows an exposure of the entire breast to be obtained with a single solid state detector. To this end, an apparatus housing is provided has an acute angle at the patient side, with a device for the deflection of the image from a luminescent screen and optics for imaging this image on the solid state detector are arranged at this side. The solid state detector is arranged at the patient-remote side of the X-ray exposure apparatus.

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