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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 03, 2019
Elekta Limited, Crawley, GB;
Duncan Bourne, Sussex, GB;
Elekta Limited, Crawley, GB;
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a medical apparatus (), comprising: a structure defining a bore () in which a patient or part of a patient can be positioned during use; an MRI system comprising: a receiving coil device () positioned within the bore, the receiving coil device () comprising a receiving coil for detecting radio signals emitted by relaxing nuclei within the patient; a constraining mechanism () coupled between the structure and the receiving coil device (), the constraining mechanism () permitting movement of the receiving coil device () in a single linear dimension; and one or more retractable suspension mounts (), each of the one or more retractable suspension mounts () comprising a flexible line arranged to suspend at least part of the receiving coil device () within the bore.