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US 10,206,640 B2Granted
X-ray computed tomography imaging apparatus and gantry apparatus
AssigneeToshiba Medical Systems Corporation
InventorHiroshi Hori
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an X ray computed tomography imaging apparatus includes a gantry and a column. The gantry includes a first gantry intake port, and a second gantry intake port. The first gantry intake port draws air in the first state. The second gantry intake port draws air in the second state. The column includes a first column exhaust port and a second column exhaust port. The first column exhaust port communicates with the first gantry intake port in the first state. The second column exhaust port communicates with the second gantry intake port in the second state.
Claims20
An X ray computed tomography imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a gantry configured to hold an X ray source configured to generate X rays and an X ray detector configured to detect the X rays;
- and
- a column configured to support the gantry in a first state in which a center axis of a bore of the gantry is perpendicular to a floor surface of an examination room and in a second state in which the center axis of the bore is parallel to the floor surface of the examination room,
- wherein the gantry comprises:
- a first gantry intake port configured to draw air in the first state;
- and
- a second gantry intake port configured to draw air in the second state, and
- the column comprises:
- a first column exhaust port configured to communicate with the first gantry intake port in the first state;
- and
- a second column exhaust port configured to communicate with the second gantry intake port in the second state.
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An X ray computed tomography imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a gantry configured to hold an X ray source configured to generate X rays and an X ray detector configured to detect the X rays;
- and
- a column configured to support the gantry in each of a first state in which a center axis of a bore of the gantry is perpendicular to a floor surface of an examination room and in a second state in which the center axis of the bore is parallel to the floor surface of the examination room,
- wherein the gantry comprises:
- a first gantry exhaust port configured to exhaust air from the gantry in the first state;
- and
- a second gantry exhaust port configured to exhaust air from the gantry in the second state, and
- the column comprises:
- a first column intake port configured to communicate with the first gantry exhaust port in the first state;
- and
- a second column intake port configured to communicate with the second gantry exhaust port in the second state.
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A gantry apparatus, comprising:
- a gantry configured to hold an X ray source configured to generate X rays and an X ray detector configured to detect the X rays;
- and
- a column configured to support the gantry in a first state in which a center axis of a bore of the gantry is perpendicular to a floor surface of an examination room and in a second state in which the center axis of the bore is parallel to the floor surface of the examination room,
- wherein the gantry comprises:
- a first gantry intake port configured to draw air in the first state;
- and
- a second gantry intake port configured to draw air in the second state, and
- the column comprises:
- a first column exhaust port configured to communicate with the first gantry intake port in the first state;
- and
- a second column exhaust port configured to communicate with the second gantry intake port in the second state.
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A gantry apparatus, comprising:
- a gantry configured to hold an X ray source configured to generate X rays and an X ray detector configured to detect the X rays;
- and
- a column configured to support the gantry in each of a first state in which a center axis of a bore of the gantry is perpendicular to a floor surface of an examination room and in a second state in which the center axis of the bore is parallel to the floor surface of the examination room,
- wherein the gantry comprises:
- a first gantry exhaust port configured to exhaust air from the gantry in the first state;
- and
- a second gantry exhaust port configured to exhaust air from the gantry in the second state, and
- the column comprises:
- a first column intake port configured to communicate with the first gantry exhaust port in the first state;
- and
- a second column intake port configured to communicate with the second gantry exhaust port in the second state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.