X-ray imaging gantry damping system

A damping system for an X-ray imaging system, comprising:

• a damping mechanism, comprising:
• a body configured to couple to a gantry structure of the X-ray imaging system, wherein the X-ray imaging system comprises the gantry structure, an X-ray radiation source, and an X-ray detector, and the gantry structure is configured to be mounted to a ceiling or a floor, and the gantry structure comprises a C-arm having the X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and the X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end, and a C-arm rotation device coupled to the C-arm and configured to rotate the C-arm in an orbital direction relative to the C-arm rotation device, and wherein the body has a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end;
• a first damper connection disposed on the third end;
• and
• a second damper connection coupled to the fourth end;
• and
• swivel bearing configured to enable the gantry structure to rotate 360 degrees about a rotational axis of the swivel bearing, wherein the damping system is configured to dampen vibrations caused by motion of the gantry structure for an entirety of the gantry structure.

An X-ray imaging system, comprising:

• an X-ray radiation source;
• an X-ray detector;
• a gantry structure configured to be mounted to a ceiling, wherein the gantry structure comprises:
• a C-arm having the X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and the X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end, wherein the C-arm is made of carbon fiber;
• and
• a C-arm rotation device coupled to the C-arm and configured to rotate the C-arm in an orbital direction relative to the C-arm rotation device;
• and
• a damping system coupled to the gantry structure and disposed between the gantry structure and the ceiling, wherein the damping system is configured to dampen vibrations caused by motion of the gantry structure for an entirety of the gantry structure along orthogonal directions, and wherein the orthogonal directions comprise a vertical direction extending between a floor and the ceiling and a horizontal direction that is both perpendicular to the vertical direction and parallel with the floor.