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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Hori, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/4435 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an X ray computed tomography imaging apparatus includes a gantry and a column. The gantry includes a first gantry intake port, and a second gantry intake port. The first gantry intake port draws air in the first state. The second gantry intake port draws air in the second state. The column includes a first column exhaust port and a second column exhaust port. The first column exhaust port communicates with the first gantry intake port in the first state. The second column exhaust port communicates with the second gantry intake port in the second state.