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- 照射期間中に移動するよう配置されるX線管であって、
電子流をもたらす陰極と、
前記電子流を受け取り且つ前記電子流に応じて光子流を生成するための標的を含む陽極と、
前記照射期間中に前記電子流を前記陽極の上に集束させる集束カップと、
前記光子流を当該X線管から排出するためのポートと、
前記陽極、前記陰極、及び前記集束カップのうちの少なくとも1つに結合されるコントローラとを含み、
前記陰極、前記陽極、及び、前記ポートは、当該X線管の焦点を共に定め、該焦点は、前記照射期間中の任意の所与の瞬間的な時間瞬間に静焦点を形成し、前記照射期間中の時間の経過に亘って蓄積される前記静焦点の移動軌跡が有効焦点を形成し、
当該X線管は、少なくとも第一モードと第二モードの2つのモードにおいて作動し、当該X線管は、前記第二モードにおいて、照射期間中に第一方向に移動し、前記コントローラは、前記有効焦点のサイズを最小限化するよう、前記静焦点を、当該X線管の前記移動と同期して、前記第一方向と反対の第二方向に移動させ、
前記第一モードは、前記第二モードよりも長い照射期間に亘って光子流をもたらし且つより小さい静焦点のサイズを伴う前記光子流をもたらすモードである、
X線管。 - 焦点を含むX線管を使用して物体のX線画像を取得する方法であって、
陰極、陽極、及びポートによって、前記X線管の焦点を定めるステップを含み、
該焦点は、前記照射期間中の任意の所与の瞬間的な時間瞬間に静焦点を形成し、前記照射期間中の時間の経過に亘って蓄積される前記静焦点の移動軌跡が有効焦点を形成するものであり、
前記X線管は、第一モードと第二モードの2つのモードにおいて作動し、当該方法は、前記第二モードにおいて、前記X線画像の取得中に、前記X線管を第一方向に移動させるのに対し、前記有効焦点のサイズを最小限化させるよう、前記静焦点を、前記X線管の前記移動と同期して、前記第一方向と反対の第二方向に移動させるステップを含み、
前記第一モードは、前記第二モードよりも長い照射期間に亘って光子流をもたらし且つより小さい静焦点のサイズを伴う光子流をもたらすモードである、
方法。 - 前記第二モードにおいて、前記X線管が前記物体の上で前記第一方向において移動するときに、前記照射期間から一連のX線画像を取得するステップを含む、請求項2に記載の方法。
- 前記第一モードは、二次元マンモグラフィ撮像モードであり、前記第二モードは、三次元トモシンセシス撮像モードである、請求項2に記載の方法。
- 前記第一モードは、二次元マンモグラフィ撮像モードであり、前記第二モードは、三次元トモシンセシス撮像モードである、請求項1に記載のX線管。
- 当該X線管は、二次元乳房撮像のための小さな焦点サイズ、二次元乳房撮像のための大きな焦点サイズ、及び三次元パルスモード撮像のための特大の焦点サイズをもたらす、3つのモードにおいて作動する、請求項1に記載のX線管。
- 焦点サイズ及び前記照射期間は、当該X線管によって撮像されるべき物体の密度に関連する、請求項1に記載のX線管。
- 患者の乳房の二次元画像及び三次元画像を得るためのX線撮像システムであって、
その焦点からX線を生成するためのX線源であって、前記焦点は、照射期間中の任意の所与の瞬間的な時間瞬間に静焦点を形成し、前記照射期間中の時間の経過に亘って蓄積される前記静焦点の移動軌跡が有効焦点を形成する、X線源と、
前記X線源の照射期間中に前記X線源からX線を受け取るよう位置付けられるX線検出器と、
前記照射期間中に前記X線源の第一方向の移動を制御するよう前記X線源に結合される制御ユニットとを含み、
前記焦点のサイズは、当該システムの選択される動作モードに応じて選択可能であり、該選択される動作モードは、少なくともマンモグラフィ動作モードとトモシンセシス動作モードとを含み、
前記制御ユニットは、前記有効焦点のサイズを最小限化させるよう、前記照射期間中に前記X線源の前記第一方向の移動と同期して、前記X線源の前記第一方向の移動と反対の第二方向における前記静焦点の前記移動を制御する、
X線撮像システム。 - 前記トモシンセシス動作モードにおいて、前記X線源は、前記X線源の前記第一方向の移動中に複数の照射期間をもたらすよう順次的に活性化される、請求項8に記載のX線撮像システム。
- 前記焦点の前記サイズは、当該X線撮像システムによって撮像されるべき物体の特性に応じて更に選択可能である、請求項8に記載のX線撮像システム。
- 前記撮像されるべき物体は、乳房であり、前記特性は、前記乳房の密度を含む、請求項10に記載のX線撮像システム。
- 各照射期間に亘って前記X線源を活性化し得る、請求項8に記載のX線撮像システム。
- 前記照射期間は、画像が前記X線検出器によって捕捉される間の時間の期間に関連する、請求項8に記載のX線撮像システム。
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