A61B 6/589
Setting distance between source unit and patient
Official title: {Setting distance between source unit and patient}
A61B6/589 (Setting distance between source unit and patient) appears on 228 US grants and 277 published applications in this corpus.
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- X-ray diagnostics system having suspended position adjustable components112US 4,894,855 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1990
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