WO2015016117A1 - X線ct装置、x線高電圧装置、および、x線撮影装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an X-ray CT apparatus including a starter device that rotates a rotating anode of an X-ray tube.
- a rotating anode type X-ray tube is used in order to suppress the thermal influence on the X-ray tube anode by X-ray irradiation.
- the rotary anode type X-ray tube includes a stator coil arranged outside the tube and a rotary anode arranged inside the tube.
- a starter circuit is connected to the stator coil. The starter circuit supplies a three-phase AC voltage or a 90 ° phase-shifted voltage to the stator coil to generate a rotating magnetic field, and rotates the anode inside the tube.
- the rotation speed of the anode does not reach the predetermined rotation speed, and therefore, X-ray irradiation is performed after a predetermined standby time has elapsed.
- the standby time is a time required for the anode rotation speed to rise to a predetermined rotation speed or more, and is a fixed time obtained in advance. As a result, the anode is prevented from being irradiated with an electron beam from the cathode before reaching a predetermined rotational speed.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an X-ray apparatus that controls the anode rotation speed as follows.
- the starter device obtains the model of the X-ray tube device and stores the relationship between the rotational speed of the rotating anode and the rating for each X-ray tube device model Read the rating corresponding to the model of the X-ray tube device.
- the holding rotation speed at the time of imaging of the rotating anode of the X-ray tube apparatus is calculated, and the rotation speed of the rotating anode of the X-ray tube apparatus is calculated to the calculated holding rotation speed at imaging. Launch and maintain.
- the starter device is provided with a rotation speed detector, and when the detected rotation speed has increased to the holding rotation speed during shooting, the shooting preparation operation completion display is turned on. Accordingly, it is not necessary to increase the rotation speed uniformly to a high speed, and the rotation speed can be increased to the holding rotation speed at the time of shooting corresponding to the shooting conditions, so that the startup time can be shortened.
- Patent Document 1 since the method disclosed in Patent Document 1 changes the rotation speed of the anode (the holding rotation speed at the time of shooting) every time the shooting condition changes, the control of the rotation speed of the anode is complicated. For example, it is necessary to arrange a detector for detecting the rotation speed of the anode in real time in the apparatus, which complicates the apparatus configuration. Further, since it is necessary to determine whether or not the detected rotation speed has reached the holding rotation speed at the time of shooting, the control circuit is also complicated. Furthermore, when this technology is applied to an X-ray CT apparatus, it is necessary to arrange a detector for the anode rotation speed in the gantry, but the detector avoids the influence of vibration due to the rotation of the gantry and the anode rotation speed is accurate. Is difficult to detect.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an X-ray CT apparatus that shortens the waiting time until X-ray irradiation is permitted with a simple configuration without detecting the number of rotations of the anode.
- the rated anode rotation speed is selected from a plurality of types according to the X-ray irradiation conditions.
- the control unit obtains the time (arrival time) to reach the anode rotation speed (irradiation possible rotation speed) that is smaller than the rated anode rotation speed and can be irradiated with X-rays under the input X-ray irradiation conditions. If this arrival time has elapsed, it outputs that X-rays can be irradiated.
- an X-ray CT apparatus that reduces the waiting time until X-ray irradiation is permitted with a simple configuration without detecting the number of rotations of the anode.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an X-ray high voltage device 12 and an X-ray tube device 8 of an X-ray CT apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a starter circuit 10 according to a first embodiment.
- the graph which shows the relationship between the X-ray irradiation conditions of the X-ray tube apparatus 8 of Embodiment 1 and the amount of heat generated by the anode for each of a plurality of anode rotation speeds Graph showing the relationship between the time from the start of driving current supply to the stator coil 81 of the X-ray tube device 8 of Embodiment 1 and the anode rotation speed FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit 23 and the like according to the first embodiment.
- Block diagram showing configurations of the X-ray high voltage device 12 and the X-ray tube device 8 of the X-ray CT apparatus of the second embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the focal position control unit 11 according to the second embodiment.
- the block diagram which shows the structure of the X-ray high voltage apparatus 12 and the X-ray tube apparatus 8 of the X-ray CT apparatus of Embodiment 3.
- the X-ray CT apparatus supplies an input unit for receiving X-ray irradiation conditions of a mounted rotary anode X-ray tube, and supplies driving power for rotating the anode to the rotary anode X-ray tube
- a starter circuit and a control unit wherein the control unit selects one of two or more predetermined rated anode rotation speeds according to the X-ray irradiation condition received by the input unit. Select and instruct the starter circuit to supply driving power to achieve the selected rated anode rotation speed, and the X-ray irradiation condition is smaller than the rated anode rotation speed and received by the input unit.
- control unit includes a storage unit that stores a relationship between various X-ray irradiation conditions and the arrival time, and the arrival time corresponding to the X-ray irradiation condition received by the input unit is stored in the storage unit. It is characterized by reading.
- control unit obtains an irradiable rotation number necessary for irradiating X-rays under the X-ray irradiation condition received by the input unit, and obtains the arrival time from the irradiable rotation number.
- the control unit stores a relationship between various X-ray irradiation conditions and the irradiable rotation speed
- a second storage stores a relationship between the irradiable rotation speed and the arrival time.
- the X-ray irradiation condition received by the input unit further includes a focal position control unit for changing a focal position of the electron beam emitted from the cathode of the rotary anode X-ray tube on the anode. , Wherein the focal position swing width is included.
- control unit stores a relationship between the irradiation possible rotation speed and other X-ray irradiation conditions excluding the swing width for each focus position swing width included in the X-ray irradiation conditions
- a second storage unit that stores a relationship between the irradiation possible rotation speed and the arrival time, and the irradiation possible rotation speed corresponding to the X-ray irradiation condition including the amplitude received by the input unit is It reads from 1 memory
- it further includes a calorific value calculation unit that calculates the amount of heat accumulated in the anode from the amount of heat radiated to the anode of the rotary anode X-ray tube and the elapsed time, and the control unit is capable of irradiating the rotation number
- the arrival time required for the rotation speed of the anode to reach is determined in accordance with the heat quantity obtained by the heat quantity calculation unit.
- the control unit stores a relationship between the X-ray irradiation condition and the irradiation possible rotation number, and a relationship between the irradiation possible rotation number and the arrival time for each predetermined amount of heat.
- a second storage unit that stores the read-out rotation speed corresponding to the X-ray irradiation condition received by the input unit from the first storage unit, the arrival time corresponding to the read-out irradiation possible rotation number, Reading from the second storage unit according to the amount of heat obtained by the heat amount calculation unit.
- the rotating anode X-ray tube is further equipped with a rotating unit, and a rotation driving unit that rotates the rotating unit around a subject.
- the X-ray high-voltage apparatus supplies an input unit for receiving the X-ray irradiation conditions of the rotary anode X-ray tube and driving power for rotating the anode to the rotary anode X-ray tube.
- a starter circuit and a control unit wherein the control unit selects one of two or more predetermined rated anode rotation speeds according to the X-ray irradiation condition received by the input unit; And instructing the starter circuit to supply a driving power for realizing the selected rated anode rotation speed, which is smaller than the rated anode rotation speed, and is in the X-ray irradiation condition received by the input unit. If the arrival time required for the rotation speed of the anode to reach the rotation speed that can be irradiated is required to irradiate, and if the arrival time has elapsed from the start of supply of the drive power by the starter circuit, Output to the display that X-rays can be emitted And wherein the Rukoto.
- the X-ray imaging apparatus includes an input unit that receives an X-ray irradiation condition of a mounted rotary anode X-ray tube, and driving power for rotating the anode in the rotary anode X-ray tube
- the X-ray irradiation conditions are selected according to the above, instructing the starter circuit to supply driving power that realizes the selected rated anode rotation speed, and smaller than the rated anode rotation speed and received by the input unit
- the arrival time required for the rotation speed of the anode to reach the irradiation speed required for X-ray irradiation with the X-ray is obtained, and the arrival time has elapsed since the start of the drive power supply by the starter circuit
- X-rays can be irradiated And outputs to the display unit.
- Embodiment 1 an X-ray CT apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the X-ray CT apparatus of the first embodiment includes an input unit (input terminal) 21 that receives the X-ray irradiation conditions of the rotary anode X-ray tube 8 from an operator, and the rotary anode X-ray tube 8
- a starter circuit 10 for supplying driving power for rotating the anode 83 and a control unit 23 are provided.
- the control unit 23 selects one of two or more predetermined rated anode rotation speeds according to the X-ray irradiation conditions received by the input unit 21, and drives to realize the selected rated anode rotation speed
- the starter circuit 10 is instructed to supply power.
- control unit 23 has a rotation speed of the anode 83 that is lower than the rated anode rotation speed and reaches the irradiation possible rotation speed necessary for irradiating X-rays under the X-ray irradiation conditions received by the input section 21.
- the time required to complete (arrival time) is obtained. If the arrival time has elapsed from the start of driving power supply by the starter circuit 10, the display unit 26 displays that X-ray irradiation is possible.
- the control unit 23 of the present invention selects the rated anode rotation speed from among a plurality of types according to the X-ray irradiation conditions, and supplies driving power for realizing the selected rated anode rotation speed.
- the arrival time required to reach the irradiable rotation number that is smaller than the rated anode rotation number and is necessary for irradiating X-rays under the X-ray irradiation condition is obtained.
- the arrival time to reach the irradiable rotation speed has passed before reaching the rated anode rotation speed, the X-ray irradiation is permitted so that the amount of heat does not exceed the threshold according to the X-ray irradiation conditions.
- X-ray irradiation can be started at an anode rotation speed smaller than the rated anode rotation speed, and the waiting time for the operator can be reduced.
- the rated anode speed can be selected from multiple types as with a general CT device, so there is no need to change the rated anode speed each time the X-ray irradiation conditions change slightly, and the starter circuit Can be simplified.
- the present invention can reduce the waiting time of the operator with an apparatus having a simple configuration.
- the control unit 23 includes a storage unit 230 that stores the relationship between various X-ray irradiation conditions and the above-described arrival times, and reads the arrival time corresponding to the X-ray irradiation conditions received by the input unit 21 from the storage unit 230. Can be.
- control unit 23 may be configured to obtain an irradiation possible rotation number necessary for irradiating X-rays under the X-ray irradiation conditions received by the input unit 21, and obtain an arrival time from the irradiation possible rotation number.
- control unit 23 stores, for example, a first storage unit 231 that stores the relationship between various X-ray irradiation conditions and irradiation possible rotation speed, and a second storage that stores the relationship between irradiation possible rotation speed and arrival time.
- the storage unit 232 is included, and the irradiation possible rotation speed corresponding to the X-ray irradiation condition received by the input unit 21 is read from the first storage unit 231 and the arrival time corresponding to the read irradiation possible rotation number is read from the second storage unit 232 Configure to read.
- the X-ray CT apparatus includes a rotating anode X-ray tube 8, an X-ray high voltage device 13 that supplies a tube current and a tube voltage to the rotating anode X-ray tube 8, an X-ray detector ( (Not shown) and an image reconstruction unit for reconstructing a tomographic image of the subject from the output of the X-ray detector.
- the rotating anode X-ray tube 8 and the X-ray detector are mounted on a rotating plate (not shown), irradiate the subject with X-rays while rotating around the subject, and transmit the X-rays transmitted through the subject. To detect.
- the rotary anode type X-ray tube 8 has a structure in which a cathode 82 and an anode 83 are sealed in a tube 80. Outside the tube 80, a stator coil 81 for generating a magnetic field for rotating a rotor connected to the anode 83 is provided. A starter circuit 10 is connected to the stator coil 81. The starter circuit 10 supplies a drive current to the stator coil 81.
- the X-ray high voltage apparatus 13 includes a starter circuit 10, a high voltage generation unit 15, an input terminal (input unit) 21, a control unit 23, and a display unit 26.
- Fig. 2 shows the configuration of the starter circuit.
- the starter circuit includes a starter circuit inverter 101, an output filter inductor 102, an output filter capacitor 103, and a starter circuit inverter drive circuit 104.
- the starter circuit inverter drive circuit 104 receives the starter circuit drive start signal output from the starter circuit drive trigger generation unit 26 in the control unit 23, the starter circuit inverter drive circuit 104 starts the operation of the starter circuit inverter 101.
- the starter circuit inverter 101 converts a part of the output voltage of the DC bus capacitor 3 into an AC voltage signal and supplies it to the stator coil 81 of the anode rotary X-ray tube 8 through the output filter inductor 102 and the output filter capacitor 103. To do.
- the starter circuit inverter drive circuit 104 controls the on / off timing of the switching circuit of the starter circuit inverter 101 to drive a low-speed rotation drive current (frequency 60 Hz, voltage 180 Vrms, current 14 Arms) or high-speed rotation drive current (frequency 105 Hz, voltage 180 Vrms, current 7 Arms) is generated and supplied to the stator coil 81.
- a low-speed rotation drive current frequency 60 Hz, voltage 180 Vrms, current 14 Arms
- high-speed rotation drive current frequency 105 Hz, voltage 180 Vrms, current 7 Arms
- the high voltage generator 15 includes an AC-DC conversion circuit 2 that converts the voltage supplied from the three-phase AC power source 1 into a DC voltage, a DC bus capacitor 3 that stores the DC voltage, and a DC voltage that is a high-frequency AC voltage.
- a high-frequency square-wave inverter 4 that converts the output voltage of the high-frequency square-wave inverter to a high voltage
- a rectifier circuit 6 that converts the output voltage of the high-voltage transformer 5 into a DC voltage
- the output smoothing capacitor 7 for storing the output voltage of the rectifier circuit 6 and the control circuit 19 are provided.
- the control circuit 19 applies a high-frequency square wave so that the tube voltage / tube current set in the input terminal 21 is applied between the cathode 82 and the anode 83 of the X-ray tube 8. Controls the operation of the inverter 4 and the like.
- the X-ray tube 8 supplied with the tube voltage / tube current irradiates the subject with X-rays.
- the control unit 23 when the supply of the tube voltage / tube current to the cathode 82 and the anode 83 of the anode rotary X-ray tube 8 is started, the X-ray irradiation conditions received by the input terminal 21 (tube voltage / tube current / Control is performed so that the number of rotations of the anode 83 reaches the number of rotations that can be performed for irradiation with X-rays with a focus size or the like.
- the control unit 23 includes an X-ray irradiation condition reading unit 22, a calculation unit 234, a storage unit 230, a starter circuit drive trigger generation unit 24, an arrival time timer 233, and an X-ray exposure permission signal generation unit 25. is doing.
- the storage unit 230 stores the relationship between the X-ray irradiation conditions determined in advance and the rotation speed that can be irradiated as a table, for example, the first storage section 231 that has been determined in advance, and the irradiation speed that can be irradiated in advance and the irradiation possible
- a second storage unit 232 that stores the time (arrival time) required to reach the rotational speed as a table, for example, is arranged.
- the amount of heat generated at the anode 83 varies depending on the X-ray irradiation conditions (kW) (tube current ⁇ tube voltage) and the rotation speed of the anode 83, as shown in the graph of FIG. The amount of heat generated in is small.
- the anode 83 has an allowable heat amount threshold value.
- the anode rotation speed (the rotation speeds R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 in FIG. 3) in which the amount of generated heat of the anode 83 is lower than the threshold value under a certain X-ray irradiation condition ⁇ 4 is obtained.
- the lowest rotation speed R4 is set as the “irradiable rotation speed”.
- the number of revolutions that can be irradiated is determined for each X-ray irradiation condition (for example, ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 6).
- the obtained relationship between the X-ray irradiation conditions and the number of rotations that can be irradiated is stored in the first storage unit 231 in the form of a table, for example.
- the relationship between the time from the start of the supply of drive current to the stator coil 81 from the starter circuit 10 until the rated rotational speed is reached and the rotational speed is shown in the graph of FIG. Therefore, for each irradiable rotation number stored in the first storage unit 231, the time (arrival time) to reach the irradiable rotation number is obtained from the graph of FIG. 4, and stored in the second storage unit 232 as a table, for example. To do.
- the increase in the rotation speed of the anode 83 differs depending on whether the drive current supplied to the stator coil 81 is for low speed rotation or high speed rotation, so the X-ray irradiation conditions corresponding to the irradiation speed that can be irradiated are different.
- the arrival time is determined depending on whether the driving current for low speed rotation is supplied or the driving current for high speed rotation is supplied. As will be described later, whether to supply low-speed rotation drive current or high-speed rotation drive current is determined under conditions (for example, only tube current) that are different from the X-ray irradiation conditions for which the number of rotations that can be irradiated is determined.
- the second arrival time (TH1 to TH3 in the case of high-speed rotation drive current, TL1 to TL3 in the case of low-speed rotation drive current) is obtained for each of the same number of revolutions that can be irradiated.
- the arrival time is selected according to the drive current stored in the storage unit 232 and supplied.
- X-ray irradiation When the operator inputs subject information and X-ray irradiation conditions (tube current, tube voltage, focus size, etc.) from the input terminal 21 and instructs the start of X-ray irradiation preparation (steps 501, 502), X-ray irradiation
- the condition reading unit 22 reads the X-ray irradiation conditions input from the input terminal.
- the calculation unit 234 reads the irradiation possible rotation number corresponding to the read X-ray irradiation condition (tube current ⁇ tube voltage) from the first storage unit 231 storing the relationship between the X-ray irradiation condition and the irradiation possible rotation number ( Step 503).
- the calculation unit 234 sends a low-speed rotation drive current (frequency 60 Hz, voltage 180 Vrms, current 14 Arms) from the starter circuit 10 to the stator coil 81. It is determined that the conditions are to be supplied, and the process proceeds to Step 505.
- a driving current for high-speed rotation (frequency 105 Hz, voltage 180 Vrms, current 7 Arms) should be supplied from the starter circuit 10 to the stator coil 81. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the process proceeds to step 506.
- the calculation unit 234 determines the irradiation possible rotation number obtained in step 503 and the low speed determined in step 504 from the relationship between the irradiation possible rotation number stored in the second storage unit 232 and its arrival time. The arrival time corresponding to the condition of the rotation drive current or the high-speed rotation drive current is obtained.
- the calculation unit 234 sets the obtained arrival time in the arrival time timer 233 (step 507). Subsequently, the calculation unit 234 controls the starter circuit drive trigger generation unit 24 to instruct which of the low-speed rotation drive current and the high-speed rotation drive current determined in Step 504 should be supplied, and the starter circuit A drive start signal is output to the starter circuit 10 (step 508). As a result, the starter circuit 10 supplies the low speed rotation drive current (frequency 60 Hz, voltage 180 Vrms, current 14 Arms) or high speed rotation drive current (frequency 105 Hz, voltage 180 Vrms, current 7 Arms) to the stator coil 81 according to the instruction. Start (step 509). The stator coil 81 supplied with the drive current generates an alternating magnetic field, and the anode 83 of the X-ray tube 8 starts to rotate. The number of revolutions increases with time as shown in the graph of FIG.
- the calculation unit 234 instructs the arrival time timer 233 to start counting (step 510). If the arrival time set in step 507 has elapsed (steps 511 and 512), it can be estimated that the irradiation possible rotation number obtained in step 503 has been reached, so the X-ray exposure permission signal generation unit 25 A signal for enabling the exposure switch 18 to be pressed is output (step 513), and a display indicating that irradiation can be started is displayed on the display unit 26 (step 514). The display unit 26 displays a display indicating irradiation standby until the arrival time elapses.
- the control circuit 19 of the high voltage generation unit 15 reads the X-ray irradiation conditions (tube voltage / tube current) input to the input terminal 21, It is supplied to the cathode 82 and the anode 83 of the X-ray tube 8 to expose the X-rays (step 515).
- the rated anode rotation speed is selected according to the X-ray irradiation conditions from among a plurality of types as usual, and is smaller than the rated anode rotation speed and input X-ray irradiation conditions.
- X-ray irradiation is permitted when the anode rotation speed (the irradiation possible rotation speed) at which X-ray irradiation is possible is reached.
- the anode rotation speed continues to increase as shown in the graph of FIG. 4 even after reaching the irradiation-enabled rotation speed, and becomes constant at the rated rotation speed.
- the standby time is shortened with a simple configuration by determining whether or not the irradiable rotation number has been reached based on the elapsed time from the start of rotation without detecting the rotation number of the anode. be able to.
- the rated anode rotation speed is selected from a plurality of types according to the X-ray irradiation conditions, and the X-ray irradiation conditions are within the range of the X-ray irradiation conditions used for selection. Even if it changes slightly, the rated anode speed itself is not changed. Therefore, the anode rotation speed can be controlled only by switching the type of drive current supplied to the stator coil 81, and the anode rotation speed can be easily controlled.
- the rated anode rotation speed is two types of low-speed rotation and high-speed rotation, but it may be three or more types.
- the relationship between the X-ray irradiation conditions and the irradiable rotation is stored in the first storage unit 231 and the relationship between the irradiable rotation number and the arrival time is stored in the second storage unit 232. It is also possible to combine the two relationships into one and store a table or the like indicating the relationship between the X-ray irradiation conditions and the arrival time in one storage unit. In this case, step 503 in FIG. 5 is omitted, and in steps 505 and 506, the arrival time can be directly obtained from the X-ray irradiation conditions.
- the X-ray CT apparatus of Embodiment 2 includes a focus position control unit 11 and a coil for changing the focus position on the anode 83 of the electron beam emitted from the cathode 82 of the rotary anode type X-ray tube 8 as shown in FIG. 12 is provided in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment.
- the X-ray irradiation condition received by the input terminal 21 from the operator includes the amplitude of the focal position in addition to the tube voltage, the tube current, and the focus size.
- the calculation unit 234 reads from the first storage unit 231 the irradiable rotation number corresponding to the X-ray irradiation condition including the swing width received by the input terminal 21. In steps 505 and 506, the arrival time corresponding to the readable rotation speed is read from the second storage unit 232.
- the focal position control unit 11 includes an AC power supply 111, an AC / DC conversion unit 112 that converts AC power output from the AC power supply 111 into DC power, and an output of the AC / DC conversion unit 112.
- a DC / AC conversion unit 113 that generates an AC signal having a current, voltage, and frequency corresponding to the output signal of the DC / AC conversion control unit 114.
- the AC signal generated by the DC / AC conversion unit 113 is supplied to the coil 12.
- the coil 12 generates a magnetic field for changing the focal position of the electron beam emitted from the cathode 82.
- the coil 12 and the DC / AC conversion control unit 114 read the amplitude of the focal position set in the input terminal 21, and the DC / AC conversion control unit so that the coil 12 generates a magnetic field that realizes the amplitude. Control the output of 114.
- the configuration for changing the focal position on the anode 83 may be an electrode that generates an electric field and a control circuit that controls a potential applied to the electrode.
- the X-ray irradiation in the X-ray CT apparatus having the focal position control unit 11, by considering the amplitude of the focal position together with the X-ray irradiation conditions and obtaining the anode rotation speed, the X-ray irradiation can be performed. It is possible to further reduce the waiting time of the operator.
- Embodiment 3 An X-ray CT apparatus according to Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the X-ray CT apparatus calculates the amount of heat (HU: heat amount) accumulated in the anode 83 from the amount of heat irradiated to the anode 83 of the rotary anode type X-ray tube 8 and the elapsed time.
- a Heat Unit calculation unit 41 is provided.
- the calorific value calculation method of the calorific value calculation unit 41 a widely known calculation method is used in which the heat dissipation accumulated over time is subtracted from the heat amount accumulated in the history of the electron beam irradiated on the anode 83 until that time.
- the temperature of the anode 83 of the rotary anode X-ray tube 8 rises due to heat from X-ray irradiation, and when it becomes high temperature, it becomes difficult to rotate than at normal temperature. Therefore, when the arrival time of the irradiable rotation speed of the first embodiment is calculated without considering the temperature of the anode 83, the irradiable rotation speed and the arrival time are assumed assuming that the X-ray tube 8 is at the highest temperature. It is necessary to establish the relationship of time. In the third embodiment, the arrival time required for the rotation speed of the anode to reach the irradiable rotation speed in the second storage unit 232 is obtained according to the heat quantity obtained by the heat quantity calculation part 41.
- the second storage unit 232 stores the relationship between the number of revolutions that can be irradiated and the arrival time for each possible amount of heat. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, a graph showing the relationship between the elapsed time and the anode rotation speed for each heat quantity (HU) is obtained for each of the high-speed rotation drive current supply time and the low-speed rotation drive current supply time. In the same manner as in the first embodiment, the time to reach the irradiable rotation speed is obtained for each amount of heat (HU) and stored in the second storage unit 232.
- the calculation unit 234 reads the irradiable rotation number corresponding to the X-ray irradiation condition received by the input terminal 21 in step 503 in FIG. 5 from the first storage unit 231 as in the first embodiment. In steps 505 and 506, the arrival time corresponding to the irradiable rotation speed read in step 503 is read from the second storage unit 232 in accordance with the heat amount obtained by the heat amount calculation unit 41.
- the third embodiment it is possible to shorten the standby time until X-ray irradiation is possible by considering the amount of heat of the anode 83 at the time of X-ray irradiation.
- the X-ray CT apparatus has been described. However, it is of course possible to apply the X-ray high voltage apparatus of the present embodiment to an X-ray imaging apparatus.
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また、本実施形態に係るX線高電圧装置は、回転陽極型X線管のX線照射条件を受け付ける入力部と、前記回転陽極型X線管に陽極の回転のための駆動電力を供給するスタータ回路と、制御部とを有し、前記制御部は、予め定められた2種類以上の定格陽極回転数のうちの一つを、前記入力部が受け付けた前記X線照射条件に応じて選択し、選択した定格陽極回転数を実現する駆動電力を供給するように前記スタータ回路に指示し、前記定格陽極回転数よりも小さく、かつ、前記入力部が受け付けた前記X線照射条件でX線を照射するのに必要な、照射可能回転数に、前記陽極の回転数が到達するのに要する到達時間を求め、前記スタータ回路による前記駆動電力の供給開始から前記到達時間が経過したならば、X線が照射可能であることを表示部に出力することを特徴とする。
以下、本発明の実施形態1のX線CT装置について図1~図5を用いて説明する。
実施形態2について図6および図7を用いて説明する。
実施形態3のX線CT装置について図8、図9を用いて説明する。
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- 搭載されている回転陽極型X線管のX線照射条件を受け付ける入力部と、
前記回転陽極型X線管に陽極の回転のための駆動電力を供給するスタータ回路と、
制御部とを有し、
前記制御部は、
予め定められた2種類以上の定格陽極回転数のうちの一つを、前記入力部が受け付けた前記X線照射条件に応じて選択し、選択した定格陽極回転数を実現する駆動電力を供給するように前記スタータ回路に指示し、
前記定格陽極回転数よりも小さく、かつ、前記入力部が受け付けた前記X線照射条件でX線を照射するのに必要な、照射可能回転数に、前記陽極の回転数が到達するのに要する到達時間を求め、前記スタータ回路による前記駆動電力の供給開始から前記到達時間が経過したならば、X線が照射可能であることを表示部に出力することを特徴とするX線CT装置。 - 請求項1に記載のX線CT装置において、前記制御部は、種々のX線照射条件と前記到達時間との関係を記憶した記憶部を含み、前記入力部が受け付けた前記X線照射条件に対応する前記到達時間を前記記憶部から読み出すことを特徴とするX線CT装置。
- 請求項1に記載のX線CT装置において、前記制御部は、前記入力部が受け付けたX線照射条件でX線を照射するのに必要な照射可能回転数を求め、前記照射可能回転数から前記到達時間を求めることを特徴とするX線CT装置。
- 請求項1または2に記載のX線CT装置において、前記制御部は、種々のX線照射条件と前記照射可能回転数との関係を記憶する第1記憶部、および、前記照射可能回転数と前記到達時間との関係を記憶する第2記憶部を含み、前記入力部が受け付けた前記X線照射条件に対応する前記照射可能回転数を第1記憶部から読み出し、読み出した照射可能回転数に対応する前記到達時間を前記第2記憶部から読み出すことを特徴とするX線CT装置。
- 請求項1に記載のX線CT装置において、前記回転陽極型X線管の陰極から出射される電子線の前記陽極上の焦点位置を変化させるための焦点位置制御部をさらに有し、
前記入力部が受け付ける前記X線照射条件には、前記焦点位置の振り幅が含まれていることを特徴とするX線CT装置。 - 請求項5に記載のX線CT装置において、前記制御部は、X線照射条件に含まれる焦点位置の振り幅ごとに、前記振り幅を除いた他のX線照射条件と前記照射可能回転数との関係を記憶する第1記憶部、および、前記照射可能回転数と前記到達時間との関係を記憶する第2記憶部を含み、前記入力部が受け付けた前記振り幅を含むX線照射条件に対応する前記照射可能回転数を第1記憶部から読み出し、読み出した照射可能回転数に対応する前記到達時間を前記第2記憶部から読み出すことを特徴とするX線CT装置。
- 請求項1に記載のX線CT装置において、前記回転陽極型X線管の前記陽極に照射された熱量と経過時間から前記陽極に蓄積されている熱量を演算する熱量演算部をさらに有し、
前記制御部は、前記照射可能回転数に前記陽極の回転数が到達するのに要する前記到達時間を、前記熱量演算部が求めた前記熱量に応じて求めることを特徴とするX線CT装置。 - 請求項7に記載のX線CT装置において、前記制御部は、X線照射条件と前記照射可能回転数との関係を記憶する第1記憶部、および、所定範囲の熱量ごとに、前記照射可能回転数と前記到達時間との関係を記憶する第2記憶部を含み、前記入力部が受け付けた前記X線照射条件に対応する前記照射可能回転数を第1記憶部から読み出し、読み出した照射可能回転数に対応する前記到達時間を、前記熱量演算部が求めた前記熱量に応じて前記第2記憶部から読み出すことを特徴とするX線CT装置。
- 請求項1乃至8のいずれか1項に記載のX線CT装置であって、前記回転陽極型X線管を搭載する回転部と、前記回転部を被検体の周囲で回転させる回転駆動部とをさらに備えることを特徴とするX線CT装置。
- 回転陽極型X線管のX線照射条件を受け付ける入力部と、
前記回転陽極型X線管に陽極の回転のための駆動電力を供給するスタータ回路と、
制御部とを有し、
前記制御部は、
予め定められた2種類以上の定格陽極回転数のうちの一つを、前記入力部が受け付けた前記X線照射条件に応じて選択し、選択した定格陽極回転数を実現する駆動電力を供給するように前記スタータ回路に指示し、
前記定格陽極回転数よりも小さく、かつ、前記入力部が受け付けた前記X線照射条件でX線を照射するのに必要な、照射可能回転数に、前記陽極の回転数が到達するのに要する到達時間を求め、前記スタータ回路による前記駆動電力の供給開始から前記到達時間が経過したならば、X線が照射可能であることを表示部に出力することを特徴とするX線高電圧装置。 - 搭載されている回転陽極型X線管のX線照射条件を受け付ける入力部と、
前記回転陽極型X線管に陽極の回転のための駆動電力を供給するスタータ回路と、
制御部とを有し、
前記制御部は、
予め定められた2種類以上の定格陽極回転数のうちの一つを、前記入力部が受け付けた前記X線照射条件に応じて選択し、選択した定格陽極回転数を実現する駆動電力を供給するように前記スタータ回路に指示し、
前記定格陽極回転数よりも小さく、かつ、前記入力部が受け付けた前記X線照射条件でX線を照射するのに必要な、照射可能回転数に、前記陽極の回転数が到達するのに要する到達時間を求め、前記スタータ回路による前記駆動電力の供給開始から前記到達時間が経過したならば、X線が照射可能であることを表示部に出力することを特徴とするX線撮影装置。
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