X-ray computed tomography apparatus and gantry
US10206635B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4488
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes a gantry for imaging a subject by X-ray CT and a console communicably connected to the gantry. The gantry includes a gantry body and a column unit. The gantry body has a bore into which the subject is inserted when the subject is imaged by X-ray CT. The column unit includes a first column which supports the gantry body slidably in a direction perpendicular to a floor surface and a second column which supports the first column slidably in a vertical direction.
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