X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND X-RAY IMAGING METHOD

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/010750

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An X-ray imaging apparatus and an X-ray imaging method for use in the X-ray imaging apparatus are provided. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes a separating element configured to spatially separate an X-ray generated by an X-ray generator unit and a scintillator array including a plurality of first scintillators arranged therein, where the separated X-rays are made incident on the first scintillators. Each of the first scintillators is configured to vary an intensity of fluorescence induced by the X-ray in accordance with an incident position of the X-ray. The X-ray imaging apparatus further includes a detector configured to detect the intensity of fluorescence emitted from the scintillator array.

JPS62142288	MULTIPURPOSE SCINTILLATION CAMERA
WO/2007/059615	METHOD AND SYSTEM OF COMPUTER-AIDED QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL IMAGES

WATANABE MASATOSHI (JP)
MUKAIDE TAIHEI (JP)
TAKADA KAZUHIRO (JP)
FUKUDA KAZUNORI (JP)

PCT/JP2010/062972

May 19, 2011

July 23, 2010

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CANON KK (JP)
WATANABE MASATOSHI (JP)
MUKAIDE TAIHEI (JP)
TAKADA KAZUHIRO (JP)
FUKUDA KAZUNORI (JP)

G01T1/164; G01T1/202

JP2002102215A

2002-04-09

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ABE, Takuma et al. (30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-k, Tokyo 01, JP)

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