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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wolfgang Strob, Neuendettelsau, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
378-4 ; 378125 ;
Abstract
In a computed tomography apparatus having a gantry, on which a rotating anode x-ray tube and a radiation detector are disposed, the gantry being rotatable around a system axis and being tiltable relative to an axis extending perpendicularly to the system axis, the direction of rotation of the gantry is opposite the direction of rotation of the rotating anode in the x-ray tube. Gyroscopic forces acting on the bearing of the rotating anode are thereby at least partially cancelled, significantly reducing mechanical stress on the anode bearing.