Apparatus for treating a patient with acoustic waves
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsEike Matura, Hans-Christian Bock
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Abstract
An apparatus for treating a patient with acoustic waves has a source of acoustic waves and an X-ray locating system, which includes an X-ray radiator and a radiation detector, which are mounted opposite each other on a C-arm. The C-arm is adjustable along its outer circumference around its central axis. The source of acoustic waves is adjustable along the inner circumference of the C-arm such that the acoustic axis of the acoustic wave source constantly intersects the central axis of the C-arm.
Claims7
An apparatus for treating a patient with acoustic waves comprising:
- an X-ray locating system including a C-arm partially surrounding a treatment site and an X-ray source and a radiation detector mounted on said C-arm on opposite sides of said treatment site, and C-arm forming a circular arc and having a central axis;
- means for holding said C-arm and for rotating said C-arm around said central axis;
- a source of acoustic waves which propagate towards said treatment site along an acoustic axis;
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- means for mounting said source of acoustic waves on said C-arm for permitting movement of said source of acoustic waves along said C-arm.
An apparatus for treating a patient with acoustic waves comprising:
- an X-ray locating system including a C-arm partially surrounding a treatment site and an X-ray source and a radiation detector mounted on said C-arm on opposite sides of said treatment site, said C-arm forming a circular arc and having a central axis;
- means for holding said C-arm for rotating said C-arm around said central axis;
- a source of acoustic waves which propagate towards said treatment site along an acoustic axis;
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- means for mounting said source of acoustic waves on said C-arm for permitting circumferental movement of said source of acoustic waves along said C-arm and for maintaining said acoustic axis of said source of acoustic waves in constant intersection with said central axis of said C-arm.
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