KR101708116B1 - The apparatus and method for x-ray imaging using portable x-ray device - Google Patents

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KR101708116B1
KR101708116B1 KR1020150084552A KR20150084552A KR101708116B1 KR 101708116 B1 KR101708116 B1 KR 101708116B1 KR 1020150084552 A KR1020150084552 A KR 1020150084552A KR 20150084552 A KR20150084552 A KR 20150084552A KR 101708116 B1 KR101708116 B1 KR 101708116B1
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Abstract

As an embodiment of the present invention, a mobile X-ray image photographing apparatus is disclosed. An apparatus for photographing a mobile X-ray image according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an X-ray irradiating unit irradiating an X-ray toward a target object; An X-ray detector disposed opposite to the X-ray detector; A communication unit connected to at least one of an X-ray irradiating unit and an X-ray detecting unit and transmitting and receiving photographing related data to and from another device; A shield for accommodating the X-ray irradiating part therein and irradiating the X-ray from the X-ray irradiating part to the object through the open side with one side opened; And a frame part for fixing the X-ray irradiating part and the X-ray detecting part by a predetermined distance.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a portable X-ray image capturing device and a method of acquiring an X-

The present invention relates to a portable X-ray image capturing apparatus and a method for acquiring an X-ray image using the portable X-ray image capturing apparatus. More particularly, the present invention relates to an X- And an X-ray image acquiring method using the X-ray imaging apparatus.

An X-ray imaging device is a medical imaging device that transmits an X-ray to a human body and acquires the internal structure of the human body as an image. The X-ray imaging apparatus is advantageous in comparison with other medical imaging apparatuses including an MRI apparatus and a CT apparatus, and can acquire a medical image of the object within a short time. Therefore, the X-ray imaging apparatus is widely used for simple chest radiography, simple abdominal radiography, simple skeleton radiography, simple sinus radiography, neck soft tissue radiography, and mammography.

However, such an X-ray photographing apparatus is fixedly installed at a predetermined place such as a radiological room of a medical institution such as a hospital and used, so that the X-ray photographing apparatus can not be used immediately in case of an emergency such as an accident scene.

In order to quickly and accurately acquire an X-ray image of a patient even in an emergency such as an accident site, regardless of time or place, by using a mobile X-ray image photographing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention I want to.

In addition, the image obtained by using the portable X-ray image photographing apparatus is transmitted to a remote medical institution in advance even during the transfer of the patient, so that the user (for example, a medical staff) can quickly grasp the patient state.

As an embodiment of the present invention, a method for acquiring an x-ray image of a target object using a portable x-ray image capturing device and a portable x-ray image capturing device may be provided.

A portable X-ray image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to at least one of an X-ray irradiating unit irradiated with X-rays toward an object, an X-ray detecting unit arranged to face the X-ray irradiating unit, an X-ray irradiating unit, And a frame unit for fixing the X-ray irradiating unit and the X-ray detecting unit by a predetermined distance apart from each other.

The operation of the X-ray irradiating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is controlled by a control unit connected to the X-ray irradiating unit by wired or wireless, and the X-ray detecting unit can transmit and receive the detected X-ray data to another device through a communication unit connected by wire or wireless .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the portable X-ray image photographing apparatus further includes a shielding portion for accommodating the X-ray irradiating portion therein and irradiating X-rays from the X-ray irradiating portion toward the object through the open side can do. The shielding portion may be in the form of a polyhedron containing a lead plate or glass containing lead oxide, and all or a part of one surface of the shielding portion may be open.

The frame part according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a bottom part to which the X-ray detecting part is connected, a vertical load connected to one side of the bottom part, a vertical load for placing the X-ray irradiating part apart from the bottom part by a predetermined height, And a horizontal rod connected to the other end of the X-ray irradiating unit.

At least one of the vertical rod and the horizontal rod according to an embodiment of the present invention has a variable length, and the bottom portion and the vertical rod or the vertical rod and the horizontal rod are connected by a hinge structure to be foldable.

The other device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a user device or a server, and the photography related data including the image obtained through the portable X-ray image photographing device can be transmitted to another device through the communication unit.

A method for acquiring an x-ray image of a target using a portable x-ray image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a method of acquiring an x-ray image using an x-ray irradiating unit, an x-ray detecting unit, a communication unit, a shielding unit, Irradiating the object placed between the irradiation unit and the X-ray detecting unit, detecting X-rays passing through the object, and providing imaging data including information on the detected X-rays to other devices through the communication unit .

The photographing-related data according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an image obtained through a portable X-ray image photographing apparatus.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include displaying an X-ray image on another device that has received the photographing-related data.

Meanwhile, as an embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing the computer to execute the above-described method may be provided.

By using the mobile X-ray image photographing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to acquire the X-ray image for the patient quickly and accurately even in emergency situations such as an accident site without any time or place .

In addition, by transferring the image obtained by using the portable X-ray image capturing device to the medical institution in advance while transferring the patient to the remote medical institution, the medical staff can promptly grasp the patient condition, / It can make treatment possible.

1 is a schematic view of a mobile X-ray image photographing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a frame structure diagram of a mobile X-ray image photographing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 shows an application example of a mobile X-ray image photographing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for acquiring an X-ray image of a target object using a portable X-ray image capturing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly described and the present invention will be described in detail.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term, not on the name of a simple term, but on the entire contents of the present invention.

When an element is referred to as "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Also, the terms "part," " module, "and the like described in the specification mean units for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software . In addition, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part throughout the specification, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "connected with other part in between".

As used herein, an "image" may refer to multi-dimensional data composed of discrete image elements (e.g., pixels in a two-dimensional image and voxels in a three-dimensional image). For example, the image may include an x-ray device, a CT device, an MRI device, an ultrasound device, and a medical image of an object acquired by another medical imaging device.

Also, in this specification, an "object" may include a person or an animal, or a part of a person or an animal. For example, the subject may include a liver, a heart, a uterus, a brain, a breast, an organ such as the abdomen, or a blood vessel. The "object" may also include a phantom. The term "phantom " refers to a material having a volume that is close to the density of an organism and an effective atomic number. The phantom according to an embodiment of the present invention may include various types of phantoms having similar characteristics to the body.

Also, throughout the specification, the term "user" may be a medical professional, a physician, a medical physicist, a radiologist, a medical imaging expert, or the like, but may be any technician repairing a medical device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic view of a mobile X-ray image photographing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An X-ray imaging apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an X-ray irradiating unit 100 irradiated with X-rays toward a target object, an X-ray detecting unit 200 A communication unit 300 connected to at least one of the X-ray irradiating unit 100 and the X-ray detecting unit 200 for transmitting and receiving photographing related data to and from other devices, and an X-ray irradiating unit 100 and an X-ray detecting unit 200 at predetermined intervals And a frame part 500 for spacing and fixing.

The X-ray irradiating unit 100 may include an X-ray source for generating an X-ray and a collimator for adjusting an irradiation region of the X-ray irradiated from the X-ray source. The x-ray source includes an x-ray tube, and the x-ray tube can be implemented as a bipolar tube of positive and negative electrodes. The inside of the X-ray tube is made to a high vacuum of about 10 mmHg, and the filament of the cathode is heated to a high temperature to generate thermoelectrons. As the filament, a tungsten filament can be used, and the filament can be heated, for example, by applying a voltage of 10 V and a current of about 3-5 A to the electric wire connected to the filament. When a high voltage of, for example, 10-300 kvp is applied between the cathode and the anode, the hot electrons are accelerated and collide with the target material of the anode to generate X-rays. The generated X-rays are irradiated to the outside through the window, and the material of the window can be a thin film of the beryllium. At this time, most of the energy of electrons impinging on the target material is consumed as heat, and the remaining energy consumed as heat is converted into X-rays.

The anode is mainly made of copper, and the target material is disposed on the side facing the cathode. High-resistance materials such as Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, W and Mo can be used as the target material. The target material can be rotated by a rotating field, and when the target material is rotated, the electron impact area is increased and the heat accumulation rate can be increased 10 times or more per unit area as compared with the case where the target material is fixed.

The voltage applied between the anode and the cathode of the X-ray tube is referred to as tube voltage, and the tube voltage is applied by the high voltage generator, and the size can be expressed by the peak value kvp. As the tube voltage increases, the speed of the thermoelectrons increases and consequently the energy of the x-ray generated by collision with the target material (for example, the energy of the photon) is increased. The current flowing through the X-ray tube is referred to as a tube current and can be expressed by an average value mA. When the tube current increases, the number of thermoelectrons emitted from the filament increases. As a result, the dose (e.g., the number of x- Is increased. Therefore, the energy of the X-ray can be controlled by the tube voltage, and the intensity or dose of the X-ray can be controlled by the tube current and the X-ray exposure time.

The high voltage generating unit may be provided in the X-ray source, but not limited thereto, and may be separately provided in the X-ray irradiating unit 100 with the X-ray source.

The X-ray irradiating unit 100 may further include at least one camera unit and an illumination unit. In other words, since at least one camera and illumination are coupled to the X-ray irradiating unit 100, it is possible to photograph an image of the affected part such as a wound of the patient. The image of the affected part obtained through the camera can be transmitted and received to other devices including the user device 2000 through the communication unit 300 together with the x-ray image. The camera unit projects and images an image of a target object to an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor), and stores the image in a storage unit (not shown) May be referred to as a digital storage device. The storage unit may be provided inside the camera unit or may be separately connected to the camera unit.

The X-ray detector 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be realized using a TFT or using a CCD in order to detect X-rays transmitted through a target as a digital detector.

1, the operation of the X-ray irradiating unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is controlled by a control unit 600 connected to the X-ray irradiating unit 100 in a wired or wireless manner. In the X-ray detecting unit 200, The X-ray data can be transmitted / received to / from other devices through the communication unit 300 connected by wire or wireless.

The control unit 600 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention performs operations such as setting of the start / end of the X-ray irradiation through the X-ray irradiating unit 100 and setting of the photographing conditions (e.g., tube current, tube voltage, collimator position and size) . Also, at least one of the image and the x-ray image of the affected part can be transmitted / received to another device through the communication unit 300 together with a memo, message, and the like input by the user to the control unit 600. For example, at least one of the image, the x-ray image and the message about the affected part is transmitted to the medical institution 4000 during the transfer of the patient through the vehicle 3000, such as an ambulance, to enable quick and accurate medical judgment by the medical staff .

In other words, the control unit 600 can control the positions of the X-ray irradiating unit 100 and the X-ray detecting unit 200, the photographing timing, and the photographing conditions according to the photographing condition set by the user. Specifically, the control unit 600 controls the high-voltage generating unit and the X-ray detecting unit according to an instruction input through the input unit of the controller 600 to control the irradiation timing of the X-ray, the intensity of the X-ray and the irradiation area of the X-ray. In addition, the control unit 600 can adjust the position of the X-ray detecting unit 200 according to a predetermined photographing condition and can control the operation timing of the X-ray detecting unit 200.

In addition, the controller 600 can generate a medical image for a target object using the image data received from the X-ray detector 200. More specifically, the control unit 600 receives image data from the X-ray detector 200, removes noise in the image data, and adjusts dynamic range and interleaving to generate a medical image of the object have. For example, when a small X-ray detecting unit 200 is used, the controller 600 causes the X-ray irradiating unit 100 to irradiate the X-ray to overlap the photographing region of the object to acquire a plurality of images along the photographing region , And a plurality of images may be synthesized based on an overlapping area of the obtained plurality of images to generate one image.

The x-ray data detected through the x-ray detector 200 may include an x-ray dose passing through a target object, and the x-ray dose and the like may be transmitted to other devices through the communication unit 300 as x- In addition, data such as photographing conditions set by the control unit 600 can be transmitted from the control unit 600 to the communication unit 300.

The communication unit 300 may be connected to the network by wire or wirelessly to communicate with an external server, an external medical device, or an external user device (e.g., 2000 in FIG. 3). The communication unit 300 can transmit and receive data related to diagnosis of a target object through a network, and can transmit and receive medical images captured by other medical devices such as CT, MRI, and X-ray apparatus. Further, the communication unit 300 may receive a diagnosis history or a treatment schedule of the patient from the server and utilize it for diagnosis of the object. The communication unit 300 may perform data communication with a user device 2000 such as a doctor, a customer's mobile phone, a PDA, or a laptop, as well as a server or a medical device in a hospital.

The communication unit 300 may include one or more components that enable communication with an external device, and may include, for example, a short-range communication module, a wired communication module, and a wireless communication module.

The short-range communication module means a module for performing short-range communication with a device located within a predetermined distance. The local area communication technology according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless LAN, a Wi-Fi, a Bluetooth, a zigbee, a Wi-Fi Direct, an ultra wideband (UWB) IrDA, Infrared Data Association), BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), NFC (Near Fie 1214 Communication), and the like.

The wired communication module means a module for communication using an electric signal or an optical signal. The wired communication technology may include a wired communication technology using a pair cable, a coaxial cable, an optical fiber cable, etc., Wired communication technology may be included.

The wireless communication module transmits and receives a radio signal with at least one of a base station, an external device, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mobile X-ray image photographing apparatus 1000 includes an X-ray irradiating unit 100 for receiving an X-ray irradiating unit 100 from an X-ray irradiating unit 100, And a shielding portion 400 for allowing the light to be irradiated. The shielding part 400 is in the form of a polyhedron containing glass containing lead or lead oxide, and all or a part of one surface of the shielding part 400 may be open.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the shield 400 may have a " C "shape, and an opening may be disposed to face the x-ray detector 200. [ According to an embodiment of the present invention, an increase in cumulative dose of a patient can be suppressed by covering the X-ray irradiating unit 100 using the shielding unit 400. [

The mobile X-ray image pickup apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a power supply unit (not shown) for supplying power to the apparatus 1000. [ The power supply unit can supply power to at least one of the X-ray irradiating unit 100, the X-ray detecting unit 200, and the communicating unit. The power supply unit may include at least one battery. Further, the power source unit may be connected to a power source of a vehicle such as an ambulance (3000 in Fig. 3) and charged.

In addition, the X-ray detecting unit 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a detecting module for detecting the X-ray irradiated from the X-ray irradiating unit 100, and a wireless communication module for wirelessly communicating with the user device 2000 and the like . The detection module and the wireless communication module may be connected by a wire. In other words, the conventional wireless communication module may be connected to or attached to the existing X-ray detection sensor so as to wirelessly communicate with the user device 2000 or the like as in the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the wireless communication module may be additionally connected to a dongle or other wireless communication module for enhancing security.

The X-ray detector 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a battery. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the x-ray detector 200 may further include a battery so as to supply power to the detection module of the x-ray detector 200 and the wireless communication module. The battery according to an embodiment of the present invention may include, but is not necessarily limited to, a lithium ion battery and a lithium ion polymer battery. In other words, an apparatus or apparatus capable of storing electrical energy may be referred to as the above-described battery.

2 is a frame structure diagram of a mobile X-ray image photographing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The frame part 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a bottom part 510 to which the X-ray detecting part 200 is connected and a bottom part 510 connected to one side of the bottom part 510, And a horizontal rod 530 having one end connected to the vertical rod 520 and the other end connected to the X-ray irradiating unit 100 .

At least one of the vertical rod 520 and the horizontal rod 530 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention has a variable length and includes a bottom portion 510 and a vertical rod 520 or a vertical rod 520 and a horizontal rod 530 ) Are connected by a hinge structure and can be folded. In other words, the height of the vertical rod 520 can be adjusted up and down. Also, the length of the horizontal rod 530 can be adjusted to the left or right. By variably adjusting the vertical rod 520 or the horizontal rod 530, the user can acquire an x-ray image of the object without being limited by the imaging area and size of the object.

The bottom part 510 and the vertical rod 520 may be connected to each other using a hinge or the like and the vertical rod 520 and the horizontal rod 530 may be connected to each other using a hinge or the like. For the sake of convenience of explanation, the hinge is exemplarily shown as a connector. If the foldable unit is the bottom part 510 and the vertical rod 520 or the vertical rod 520 and the horizontal rod 530 are interconnected Can be utilized without limitation. Since the bottom part 510 and the vertical rod 520 or the vertical rod 520 and the horizontal rod 530 are connected to each other by using folding means such as a hinge or the like, The bottom portion 510 and the vertical rod 520 or the vertical rod 520 and the horizontal rod 530 may be folded to reduce the volume of the portable x-ray image pickup apparatus. In other words, since the bottom part 510 and the vertical rod 520 or the vertical rod 520 and the horizontal rod 530 are connected by the hinge structure, the portable X-ray image pickup device can be reduced in volume, The portability of the image photographing apparatus can be greatly improved.

3 shows an application example of a mobile X-ray image photographing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 (a), in order to quickly acquire an x-ray image of the patient 1 at an accident site or the like, the user places the patient 1 on the patient table 10 or the like and stores the patient 1 in the case 1001 A portable x-ray image pickup apparatus 1000 that can be loaded on a vehicle 3000 such as an ambulance can be prepared. The user can also place the patient 1 on the accident site in addition to the patient table 10 and move the portable x-ray image photographing apparatus 1000, which may be stored in the case 1001 and loaded on the vehicle 3000 such as an ambulance, And obtain an x-ray image of the patient.

3 (b), the case 1001 is opened and each component of the portable X-ray image capturing apparatus 1000 stored in the case 1001 is connected to the X- . ≪ / RTI > Each component may refer to an X-ray irradiating unit 100, an X-ray detecting unit 200, a communication unit 300, a shielding unit 400, a frame unit 500, a controller 600, and the like. In other words, the mobile radiographic image capturing apparatus 1000 may have its components separated and housed inside the case 1001, and each component may be modularized so that it can be easily combined by a user. In addition, the portable X-ray image pickup apparatus 1000 may be stored in a form in which the respective components are connected to each other.

A user who prepares the portable x-ray image capturing apparatus 1000 can acquire an x-ray image by performing an x-ray radiography on a radiographic site such as the affected part of the patient 1. An image obtained through the portable x-ray image capturing apparatus 1000 may be transmitted to another device 2000 through the communication unit 300. [ In other words, the photographing-related data including the x-ray image of the patient 1 can be transmitted to the other device 2000 through the communication unit 300.

The other device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a user device or a server. The user device 2000 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be a PC, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a laptop, or a mobile display device capable of performing wireless or wired communication with an external device such as a server or a medical device, Devices, and the like, but are not necessarily limited thereto. In addition, the user device 2000 may receive the image transmitted from the communication unit 300 and display it through a display unit provided in the user device 2000, or may store and manage the received image by itself. 3C, the user device 2000 can transmit the received image to a server or the like provided at the remote medical institution 4000 or the like through communication means provided in the vehicle 3000 or the like. The server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include at least one of a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), an Electronic Medical Record (EMR), a Personal Health Record (PHR), and a Radiology Information System . ≪ / RTI >

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for acquiring an X-ray image of a target object using a portable X-ray image capturing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

A method for acquiring an x-ray image of a target using a portable x-ray image capturing apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an x-ray irradiating unit 100, an x-ray detecting unit 200, a communication unit 300, Ray detector 100 and the X-ray detecting unit 200 using the portable X-ray image photographing apparatus 1000 connected to the X-ray detector 400 and the frame unit 500. The X- (S100), and providing the photographing-related data including information on the detected X-rays to another device through the communication unit 300 (S200).

The photographing-related data according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an image obtained through the portable X-ray image photographing apparatus 1000. [

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a step (S300) in which an X-ray image is displayed in another device that has received the photographing-related data.

The contents of the above-described apparatus can be applied in connection with the method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, the description of the same contents as those of the above-mentioned apparatus has been omitted in connection with the method.

One embodiment of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium can include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

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A portable X-ray image photographing apparatus comprising:
An X-ray irradiating unit irradiating an X-ray toward a target object;
A shield for receiving the X-ray irradiating unit and irradiating the X-ray from the X-ray irradiating unit to the object through an open side opened on one side;
An X-ray detecting unit disposed opposite to the X-ray irradiating unit;
A communication unit connected to at least one of the X-ray irradiating unit and the X-ray detecting unit and transmitting and receiving photographing related data to and from another device; And
And a frame part for fixing the X-ray irradiating part and the X-ray detecting part by a predetermined distance,
Wherein the shielding portion is in the form of a polyhedron containing a lead plate or glass containing lead oxide and all or a part of one surface of the shielding portion is opened.
The method according to claim 1,
The X-ray irradiating unit is controlled by a control unit connected to the X-ray irradiating unit by wire or wireless,
And the X-ray detecting unit is capable of transmitting and receiving the detected X-ray data to another device through the communication unit connected by wire or wireless.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The frame unit includes:
A bottom surface portion to which the X-ray detecting portion is connected;
A vertical rod connected to one side of the bottom portion so that the X-ray irradiating portion is spaced apart from the bottom portion by a predetermined height; And
And a horizontal rod having one end connected to the vertical rod and the other end connected to the X-ray irradiating unit.
5. The method of claim 4,
At least one of the vertical rod and the horizontal rod has a variable length,
Wherein the bottom surface portion and the vertical rod or the vertical rod and the horizontal rod are connected by a hinge structure so as to be foldable.
The method according to claim 1,
The other device is a user device or a server,
Wherein the photographing-related data including the image obtained through the portable X-ray image photographing device can be transmitted to the other device through the communication unit.
A method for acquiring an x-ray image of a target object using a portable x-ray image capturing apparatus,
An X-ray is irradiated to an object placed between the X-ray irradiating unit and the X-ray detecting unit using the mobile X-ray image photographing apparatus connected to the X-ray irradiating unit, the X-ray detecting unit, the communication unit, the shielding unit and the frame unit. ; And
And providing photographing-related data including information on the detected X-rays to another device through the communication unit,
The imaging-related data includes an image acquired through the portable X-ray image photographing apparatus,
The shielding portion
A shape of a polyhedron containing a glass containing a lead plate or lead oxide so that the x-ray irradiating unit is housed therein and an x-ray is irradiated from the x-ray irradiating unit toward the target through an open side with one side opened, Wherein all or a portion of one side of the shield is open.
8. The method of claim 7,
And displaying the X-ray image at another device that has received the imaging-related data.
9. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing the method of claim 7 or 8 is recorded.








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