Computed tomography system having cooling system

A cooling system of a computed tomography (CT) system, comprising:

• a gantry having a bore therein;
• and
• a table that moves into and out of the bore of the gantry,
• wherein the gantry comprises a part box mounted therein, and blade elements that are formed in regions of the part box are arranged to control an air flow inside the gantry,
• wherein the gantry comprises a rotor that rotates with the bore as a center, and a stator that is stationary, and the part box is mounted in the rotor, and
• wherein the blade elements comprise:
• a first blade element formed in the rotor;
• and
• a second blade element formed in the stator.

A method of cooling a computed tomography CT system having a gantry including a rotor, a stator and a part box arranged within the rotor, the method comprising:

• activating exhaust fans mounted in the gantry to cool the gantry during a stand-by mode when the rotor of the gantry is not rotating;
• and
• cooling the gantry during an operating mode when the rotor is rotating to control air flow inside the gantry by blade elements formed inside the gantry,
• wherein the part box is an external housing for a part,
• wherein the part comprises one or more of an X-ray generator, an X-ray detector, a data acquisition system (DAS), a power supplier, a heat exchanger (HX), an high voltage generator (HVG),or a wireless transducer for each part box,
• wherein the part box comprises an inlet hole and an exhaust hole arranged in one or more surfaces of the part box,
• wherein the blade elements formed in the gantry include:
• fixing the blade elements on an inner surface of the part box,
• exposing one edge of each of the blade elements at a surface of the part box through the inlet hole, and
• extending another edge of each of the blade elements toward an inner side of the inlet hole of the part box, and
• wherein an extended portion between the one edge and the another edge in each of the blade elements is not visible through the inlet hole of the part box.

A method of cooling a computed tomography CT system having a gantry including a rotor, a stator and a part box arranged within the rotor, the method comprising:

• activating exhaust fans mounted in the gantry to cool the gantry during a stand-by mode when the rotor of the gantry is not rotating;
• and
• cooling the gantry during an operating mode when the rotor is rotating to control air flow inside the gantry by blade elements formed inside the gantry,
• wherein the blade elements formed in the gantry include:
• forming a first blade element in the rotor;
• and
• forming a second blade element in the stator.