Method for dual-energy imaging of an imaging area (5) with an X-
ray device (1) comprising an imaging arrangement with an X-
ray source (3) and an X-
ray detector (4) for receiving X-rays from an X-ray field (9) emitted by the X-ray source (3) in
conical beam geometry, which has a central beam (10), wherein the imaging arrangement is rotated around the imaging area (5) to acquire projection data of different projection directions for two different X-ray spectra and a three-dimensional image
data set of the imaging area (5) is reconstructed from the respective projection data for each X-ray spectrum. wherein projection data of both X-ray spectra are recorded during the rotation covering at least 360°, wherein for each X-ray spectrum an assigned, in particular at least substantially half of the X-ray field (9), fixed portion (24, 25) of the X-ray field (9) and a corresponding, assigned, fixed portion (28, 29) of the X-ray
detector (4) is used, wherein the X-ray source (3) has two foci (43, 44) spatially separated by a focus distance (45), assigned to different X-ray spectra, which follow each other in the plane of rotation (27), characterized by that the foci (43, 44) are operated with different tube voltages and the partial beam fields (50, 51) emitted by the foci (43, 44) are separated by a shading element (52) arranged in the beam path between the foci (43, 44), in particular such that each half of the X-ray
detector (4) is assigned to a partial beam field (50, 51) for illumination, that the foci (43, 44) are generated in the same X-ray tube (46) of the X-ray source (3), switching sequentially between the different tube voltages, and that the sequentially illuminated components (28, 29) of the X-ray detector (4) are read out in a common readout cycle.