Systems and methods for passive collision control during medical imaging or therapeutic procedures

A display system comprising:

• a display subsystem;
• an attachment mechanism for securing said display subsystem to a table such that images displayed by said display subsystem are viewable by a subject when the subject resides in a supine position on the table;
• said attachment mechanism being capable of attaching said display subsystem to the table such that a distal portion of said display subsystem extends beyond a longitudinal end of the table;
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• wherein at least one of said attachment mechanism and said display subsystem comprise a pivot joint configured such that when said display subsystem is attached to the table such that the distal portion extends beyond a longitudinal end of the table, a force applied during a collision involving contact of said distal portion with an object results in rotation of a rotatable portion of said display subsystem about said pivot joint, thereby passively accommodating the applied force and preventing or reducing mechanical buckling of said display subsystem in the presence of the applied force;
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• wherein said display subsystem comprises a projector and a screen, said attachment mechanism being capable of attaching said display subsystem to the table such that at least a portion of said projector resides within the distal portion extending beyond a longitudinal end of the table.