The present invention relates to a portable carbon nanotube- and filament-type X-ray apparatus and a method for controlling same. The present invention comprises: a control unit for controlling a portable carbon nanotube- and filament-type X-ray apparatus; and a high-voltage apparatus, of an X-ray source, which is connected to the control unit, has carbon nanotubes (CNT) applied to the high-voltage apparatus of the X-ray source, enables a low-dose exposure by means of detailed control, enables significant reduction of power consumption due to omission of filaments, and has a high-voltage capacitor and a high-voltage diode structure disposed in a sandwiched structure such that the size of the high-voltage apparatus is reduced. The present invention, which is characterized as above, provides improved image quality, assurance of long life, low power consumption, battery-less characteristic, rapid charging, a compact and lightweight structure, enhanced operability and stable exposure measures for an X-ray apparatus used mostly for dental purposes. Therefore, the present invention greatly enhances the reliability of the X-ray apparatus, thereby satisfying various user needs and creating a positive image.

Various methods and systems are provided for laser alignment systems, particularly laser alignment systems of medical imaging systems. In one example, a medical imaging system comprises: a gantry; and a laser mount including: a first section fixedly coupled to the gantry; a second section seated within the first section and slideable within the first section; and a third section seated within the second section and rotatable within the second section, the third section adapted to house a laser radiation source.

Systems and methods for medical imaging. The method may include acquiring a tube voltage switching waveform for a radiation source of a medical device. The method may include determining a tube current switching period based on the tube voltage switching waveform. The method may include determining a sampling period correlated with the tube current switching period. The method may include acquiring projection data according to the sampling period. The method may further include reconstructing an image based on the acquired projection data.

An x-ray tube includes an electron emitter to emit an electron beam; and a multilayer anode including a first anode layer facing the electron beam and a second anode layer facing away from the electron beam. The first anode layer includes a first anode material to generate a braking radiation via the electron beam and the second anode layer includes a second anode material to generate a further x-ray radiation via the braking radiation. Thee further x-ray radiation is relatively more monochromatic than the braking radiation and wherein the first anode layer and the second anode layer adjoin in a planar manner.

The present invention relates to an action instruction device and an X-ray imaging apparatus equipped with the same. A table stores a plurality of pieces of breath action instruction data corresponding to a plurality of combinations of an imaging region and an examination type, respectively. A speaker and a display instruct a breath action according to breath action instruction data. The breath action instruction data corresponding to the combination of the imaging region and the examination type is acquired by a control unit from the table. With this, it may be possible to prevent a setting error of instruction data for a breath action corresponding to a predetermined combination of an imaging region and an examination type.

A radiation imaging apparatus acquires image data by detecting radiation emitted by a radiation generation apparatus, manages a time in the radiation imaging apparatus, generates a synchronization control message to be transmitted to synchronize a time managed by an irradiation control apparatus configured to control radiation irradiation by the radiation generation apparatus with the managed time, and transmits the image data and the synchronization control message, wherein the synchronization control message is transmitted with priority over the image data.

A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising a radiation source configured to generate radiation, an image capturing unit configured to perform image capturing by detecting the radiation, and a processing unit configured to be communicable with the image capturing unit, wherein the processing unit performs a first operation which evaluates response time in communication with the image capturing unit, and a second operation which sets a control timing of the radiation source based on an evaluation result of the response time obtained in the first operation.

The present disclosure provides an X-ray imaging apparatus and control method thereof, by which the user's hand is photographed and information about a thickness of a subject, information about a photographed spot or information about a photographing angle may be easily obtained from the photographed image. According to an aspect of an example embodiment, there is an X-ray imaging apparatus comprising an X-ray source configured to generate and irradiate an X-ray; a photographing device equipped in the X-ray source for capturing a camera image; and a controller configured to detect a plurality of indicators from the camera image, calculate a thickness of an X-raying portion of a subject based on a distance between the plurality of indicators, and controlling an X-ray irradiation condition based on the thickness of the X-raying portion.

This diagnostic imaging system is configured to create report data including a diagnostic image and an analysis result as image data and create sample data including a sampling position and an analysis result as document data.

A dynamic state imaging system includes a hardware processor that acquires period information on a period of a subject's dynamic state having periodicity, and controls a radiation imaging apparatus to acquire dynamic state images of a plurality of periods by assigning a same phase as an imaging start timing for each period of the subject's dynamic state, based on the period information, and performing imaging at predetermined time intervals from the imaging start timing for each period.