Apparatus and method for X-ray imaging of breast

摘要

An apparatus for imaging a breast using an X-ray includes a support having a through-hole, a holder having a cylindrical shape, disposed in the through-hole of the support, and accommodating a breast of a patient, a linear X-ray generator disposed outside the holder and emitting an X-ray having a linear beam section that is lengthy in a vertical direction of the holder, a linear X-ray detector arranged outside the holder, and a rotation driver rotating the linear X-ray generator and the linear X-ray detector along an outer circumference of the holder.

主权项

1. An apparatus for imaging a breast using an X-ray, the apparatus comprising:
a support having a through-hole; a holder having a cylindrical shape, which is configured to be disposed in the through-hole, and accommodate the breast entering through the through-hole; a linear X-ray generator which is arranged at an outer circumferential surface of the holder and configured to emit an X-ray having a linear beam section that is lengthy in a vertical direction of the holder; a linear X-ray detector which is arranged at the outer circumferential surface of the holder and configured to receive the X-ray having passed through the breast; and a rotation driver configured to rotate the linear X-ray generator and the linear X-ray detector along an outer circumference of the holder.