Title:
DIGITAL X-RAY APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING BREAST CANCER AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/094836
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention may be applied to various bust sizes (breast sizes), and particularly, may be optimized to diagnose breast cancer in fatty breasts occurring after menopause or the small-sized breasts of Asian women. On the other hand, although sectional photography is needed in some cases for large-sized breasts, the pain of pressure and the emotional stress of patients may be minimized and only the amount of X-rays appropriate for the size of the breast may be irradiated. To this end, the present invention provides a digital X-ray apparatus for diagnosing breast cancer and a diagnosis method. The apparatus includes an X-ray generator irradiating X-rays, a collimator controlling the irradiation region of the X-rays irradiated by the X-ray generator, a detector including a digital sensor detecting the X-rays generated by the X-ray generator which penetrate the breast and which is installed to be movable to enable sectional photography of the breast, and a breast fixing device disposed between the collimator and the detector to fix the breast of a patient.
Inventors:
LEE IN JAE (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2012/005567
Publication Date:
June 27, 2013
Filing Date:
July 13, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GENORAY CO LTD (KR)
LEE IN JAE (KR)
LEE IN JAE (KR)
International Classes:
A61B6/03; A61B6/08; A61B6/12
Foreign References:
| JP2008086383A | 2008-04-17 | |||
| JP2008006186A | 2008-01-17 | |||
| JPH0833621A | 1996-02-06 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIM, JEONG DAE (KR)
김정대 (KR)
김정대 (KR)
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