MEDICAL X-RAY CT IMAGING APPARATUS, MEDICAL X-RAY CT IMAGING CONDITION SETTING METHOD, AND X-RAY CT IMAGING CONDITION SETTING PROGRAM

To acquire an X-ray CT image having quality as appropriate as possible according to an imaging purpose while achieving low exposure as much as possible.SOLUTION: A medical X-ray CT imaging apparatus includes: an X-ray generator 22 for generating a cone beam; an X-ray detector 24; a support unit 20 for supporting the X-ray generator 22 and the X-ray detector 24 in a state that they face each other; a turning driving part 30 for turning the X-ray generator 22 and the X-ray detector 24 supported by the support unit 20; an imaging information reception unit 40 for receiving settings of an imaging region on at least one of a size of an imaging region, an imaging purpose, and an imaging site; and an X-ray output condition setting unit 60 for automatically setting an output condition of the X-ray generator 22 according to at least one of the size of the imaging region, the imaging purpose, and the imaging site received by the imaging information reception unit 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】なるべく低被曝化を図りつつ、撮影目的に応じてなるべく適切な画質のＸ線ＣＴ画像を得ることができるようにすることを目的とする。【解決手段】医療用Ｘ線ＣＴ撮影装置は、コーンビームを発生するＸ線発生器２２と、Ｘ線検出器２４と、Ｘ線発生器２２とＸ線検出器２４とを対向状態で支持する支持部２０と、支持部２０に支持されたＸ線発生器２２とＸ線検出器２４とを旋回させる旋回駆動部３０と、撮影領域の大きさ、撮影目的及び撮影部位のうちの少なくとも１つに関する撮影領域の設定を受付ける撮影情報受付部４０と、撮影情報受付部４０で受付けられた前記撮影領域の大きさ、撮影目的及び撮影部位のうちの少なくとも１つに応じてＸ線発生器２２の出力条件を自動設定するＸ線出力条件設定部６０と、を備える。【選択図】図１