X-ray system accessory
AssigneeRemote Technologies, Inc., a CT Corp.
InventorsE. Louis Makrinos, John Simonton
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Abstract
An electromagnetic remote control exposure system including a receiver and transmitter for excitation of a mobile X-ray unit having a rotating anode X-ray tube and exposure mechanism. The transmitter of the remote control is adapted to transmit by a single switch, a first signal to initiate the rotation of the anode and a second signal for the initiation of the actual X-ray exposure. The receiver is provided with a time out delay which causes the X-ray unit to return to the standby mode if the second signal is not received within a predetermined interval of time after receipt of the first signal. The system will also return the X-ray unit to the standby mode if the second signal is interrupted before the exposure has been completed.
Claims6
An electromagnetic remote control system adapted to transmit an electromagnetic signal for exposure of a mobile X-ray unit having a rotor preparation means and exposure initiate means for producing a radiographic exposure comprising in combination:
- transmitter means including a manually operated switch means for selectively transmitting a first electromagnetic signal and a second electromagnetic signal and receiver means adapted to be selectively electrically coupled to the mobile X-ray unit and adapted for receiving said first and second electromagnetic signals and in response to said first electromagnetic signal said receiving means is required to effect rotation of said rotor preparation means, and in response to said second electromagnetic signal said receiving means is required to effect excitation of said exposure initiate means to produce a radiographic exposure, said receiver means including deactivation means for deactivating the rotor means when said second electromagnetic signal is delayed beyond a predetermined time interval after said first electromagnetic signal, said deactivation means being further adapted to deactivate the exposure initiate means when said second electromagnetic signal is interrupted.
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