Computer-aided tomography apparatus
US5029336A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/25
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The apparatus comprises an X-ray source (6) to generate a beam of radiations (7) through an object (4) or the body of a patient to be examined and a multichannel detector (8) to provide information concerning the intensity of the radiation retransmitted by the object examined. Both the source and the detector are mounted on a rotor (2) integral with the stator (1) which surrounds the object (4) examined. It also comprises at least one lateral diffusion light guide (14, 15) wound round the rotor (2) or on the internal surface of the stator (1) to transmit optically between optical receiver and emitter means (9, 10) of the rotor (2) and corresponding optical means (16, 17) of the stator (1), the information provided by the multichannel detector (8) and the control information of the X-ray source (6).
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