Methods and apparatus for control of radiographic source exposure
AssigneeQsa Global, Inc.
InventorDavid Wood
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Abstract
Example remote controls for radiographic sources include: a drive cable configured to detachably couple to a radiographic source via a connector; a drive gear configured to advance the drive cable in a first direction toward the connector and to retract the drive cable in a second direction away from the connector; a control conduit configured to guide a portion of the drive cable located between the drive gear and a radiographic source housing; and a drive cable storage drum on an opposite side of the drive gear from the control conduit, and configured to store a portion of the drive cable.
Claims20
A remote control for a radiographic source, the remote control comprising:
- a drive cable configured to detachably couple to a radiographic source via a connector;
- a drive gear configured to advance the drive cable in a first direction toward the connector and to retract the drive cable in a second direction away from the connector;
- a control conduit configured to guide a portion of the drive cable located between the drive gear and a radiographic source housing;
- and
- a drive cable storage drum on an opposite side of the drive gear from the control conduit, and configured to store a portion of the drive cable.
A method to actuate a radiographic source, the method comprising:
- actuating a remote control coupled to a radiographic source in a first direction to extend a portion of a source cable of the remote control from a storage drum toward the radiographic source;
- and
- actuating the remote control in a second direction to retract a portion of the source cable of the remote control into the storage drum.
A method to clean a remote control for a radiographic source, the method comprising:
- retracting a portion of a source cable of a remote control for a radiographic source into a storage drum attached to the remote control;
- and
- adding a cleaning agent to the storage drum to clean the portion of the source cable within the storage drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.