Mobile computed radiography
US7434997B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B42/04
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one aspect, a mobile computed radiography (CR) unit is provided. The mobile CR unit includes a CR scanner adapted to acquire one or more images from an image recording medium, and a transport mechanism coupled to the CR scanner, the transport mechanism adapted to facilitate transport of the mobile CR apparatus between locations. In another aspect, the mobile CR unit in constructed as a single free-standing integrated device having a frame that couples together the CR scanner, a display adapted to view the one more images acquired by the CR scanner, and a plurality of wheels that allow the mobile CR unit to be transported from one location to another.
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