Reconfigurable computer tomography scanner
US7611281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4488
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A CT scanner is reconfigurable to multiple orientations and positions. The scanner includes a gantry on which the x-ray source and x-ray detector are mounted. The gantry is mounted on a support and is rotatable about a scan axis relative to the support. The support is movable and/or pivotable relative to a frame, such that the scan axis can be vertical or horizontal.
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