Computed tomography system having cooling system
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsAlexander YUN, Sung-ki KIM, Jeong-min NA, Il SEONG, Chang-yeon WON, Tae-sik CHO
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Abstract
A cooling system of a computed tomography (CT) system provides for a more efficient operation than known heretofore. The cooling system of the CT system includes a gantry and a table that moves an object into a bore of the gantry. The gantry includes part boxes mounted therein, and blade elements are formed in regions of the part boxes. The cooling system of the CT system includes a cooling method that includes a multiple cooling method including a stand-by mode and an operating mode.
Claims17
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 that are arranged to control an air flow inside the gantry.
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 including an X-ray generator and an X-ray detector, 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;
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- 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.
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