Patient positioning and supporting arrangement
AssigneeEMI Limited
InventorsMichael Heavens, Richard Charles James, Dennis Stanley Slinn
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Abstract
A positioning and supporting arrangement for a patient to be irradiated with penetrating radiation is disclosed. The patient is supported on a curved platter, the curvature of which conforms to the curvature of an arcuate groove formed longitudinally in a table or couch. In order that the platter may be slidably moved along the groove, a suitable drive means therefor is described. Preferably a shroud covers the underside of the platter, the shroud being formed of, or including, material which provides a well defined, consistent coefficient of friction between the platter and the table or couch.
Claims9
An arrangement for positioning and locating the body of a patient in relation to an apparatus for irradiating the body with penetrating radiation, the arrangement comprising a curved platter upon which the patient can be disposed, a table having a curved groove to accommodate the platter, and means for driving the platter slidably along the groove;
- the platter comprising a substantially rigid platform shaped to conform to said curved groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.