Back to results
US 5,014,293 AGranted
Computerized tomographic x-ray scanner system and gantry assembly
AssigneeImatron, Inc.
InventorsDouglas P. Boyd, Giovanni Lanzara
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A scanner assembly having a C-shaped gantry rotatably supported by a support head. An x-ray source and a detector assembly are mounted on said gantry for independent movement with respect to one another along said gantry.
Claims4
A scanner assembly comprising
- a support head,
- a C-shaped gantry,
- means for supporting said gantry in said support head for rotating movement,
- an x-ray source mounted on one side of said gantry for independent movement with respect to a detector array along said gantry, said x-ray source projecting x-rays across said gantry, and
- a detector array mounted on the other side of a gantry for independent movement with respect to said x-ray source along said gantry, said detector array serving to receive said projected x-rays.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.