SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR tomosynthesis continuous scanning

An imaging system (100) comprises a tomosynthesis x-ray source (110), a displacement control device (120), an X-ray detector (150) and a processing unit (170). The X-ray source (110) is positioned at a predetermined distance from the object (130) and moves continuously along a path (200) relative to the object (130). The X-ray source (110) minimizes the vibrations in the imaging system (100) through the continuous movement. The X-ray detector (150) is positioned at a predetermined distance from the X-ray source (110) and detects X-ray radiation, so as to acquire a result of X-ray image data representative of a region of the object (130). The processing unit (170) is coupled to the X-ray detector (150) for processing the X-ray image data in the form of at least a tomosynthesis image of the region of the object (130).