Radiological imaging method and radiological apparatus with vertical scanning of 2 radiation sources
US12251245B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4429
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A radiological apparatus including: a gantry encapsulated within a cover, a patient platform, and two radiation sources with imaging directions orthogonal to each other, sliding vertically to perform vertical scanning of a patient standing on the platform. The gantry cover top view is L shaped, each radiation source being located outside the gantry cover, inside the angular sector of the L, and is encapsulated within a cover sliding vertically with the radiation source it encapsulates. The radiological apparatus also includes: a first security device stopping the vertical scanning, when it detects a patient body part going outside a first predetermined area, to avoid collision with the vertically sliding radiation sources covers, and a second security device stopping the vertical scanning, when it detects an object or a person external to the radiological apparatus within a second predetermined area, to avoid collision with the vertically sliding radiation sources covers.
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