Abstract: A method and apparatus for reconstructing a body map of a patient that provide automatic control of speeds of moving parts of the apparatus, regulation of an x-ray dose, and computation of time of exposure to the x-ray dose.

Abstract: To perform a method for the reconstruction of a patient's body map, a detector has, in addition to the conventional sensors, an antenna placed in the direction of emission of the X-rays. At each position of the parts moving about the patient, electrodes of the antenna and the sensors simultaneously measure a distance between the patient's body and the detector. Means are used to carry out this reconstruction on the basis of the measured distances. The apparatus has means to achieve the following on the basis of this reconstruction: automatic control of the speeds of the moving parts of the apparatus, regulation of the X-ray dose and computation of the time of exposure to the X-rays.