Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Rosemarie Sheridan

Ronald Bryan Sharpless

Jeremy David Pettinato

John Cressman

Samuel Andreas Johansson

Joshua Samuel Sapp

Samuel Andreas Johanson

John P Cressman

Ronald B Sharpless

An imaging system () includes an annular bearing () with an iso-center (). The annular bearing includes a stationary side () and a rotatable side () with at least one alignment feature (). The imaging system further includes a rotating gantry () mechanically coupled to the rotatable side. The imaging system further includes an imaging component (). The imaging components includes at least one complementary alignment feature () that is complementary to the at least one alignment feature () of the rotatable side. The rotating gantry is between the imaging component and the rotatable side, and the imaging component is aligned with the iso-center through the at least one alignment feature and the at least one complementary alignment feature.

Imaging system rotating component alignment with iso-center

A subject support accessory () includes a securing mechanism () configured to secure to a tabletop of the subject support anywhere along a long axis of the tabletop by lowering the securing mechanism onto the tabletop. A method of securing a subject support accessory () to a subject support () of an imaging system () includes receiving, via slots () in pivoting arms () of the accessory, the tabletop, wherein the accessory is vertically lowered onto the subject support and the slots physically engage the tabletop, and releasably locking the arms, in response to receiving a force, so that the arms no longer pivot, thereby securing the subject support accessory to the subject support.

System subject support accessory

A medical imaging apparatus includes a stationary gantry and a generally spool-shaped rotating gantry (), which rotates about an examination region about a longitudinal axis. The rotating gantry includes a first flange (), a second flange (), and a plurality of elongate structural elements () that are disposed between and couple' the first and second flanges. The first flange () is rotatably coupled to the stationary gantry, and the second flange () extends radially in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, thereby providing radial stiffness for the rotating gantry. A radiation source is affixed to the rotating gantry between the first and second flanges, and a detector array is affixed to the rotating gantry between the first and second flanges, opposite the examination region from the radiation source.

High speed rotating gantry

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