Appeal No. 2004-1002
Application No. 09/682,001
APPENDIX
Claims 1 & 10
1. A method for acquiring digital x-ray images, said
method comprising:
identifying scan parameters designating slices of
interest from a patient anatomy;
calculating scan ranges for each of said slices,
said scan ranges corresponding to distances traveled by
each of a detector and x-ray tube while said x-ray tube
exposes said detector to radiation;
calculating first and second preparation positions
for each of said x-ray tube and detector, said first
and second preparation positions being located at
opposite ends of said scan ranges and corresponding to
a distance traveled by said x-ray tube and detector,
said x-ray tube not exposing said detector to x-rays
while moving through said preparation positions;
moving said detector and x-ray tube to said first
detector and x-ray tube preparation positions,
respectively;
acquiring a first x-ray image with said detector
while moving said detector in a first direction over a
first detector scan range and moving said x-ray tube in
a second direction over a first tube scan range, said
second direction differing from said first direction,
said first x-ray image being acquired based on said
scan parameters;
moving said detector and x-ray tube to said second
detector and x-ray tube preparation positions,
respectively; and
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