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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masatoshi Tomura, Tochigi, JP;
Naofumi Watanabe, Tochigi, JP;
Yasuo Kodaira, Tochigi, JP;
Yasuhiro Seki, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 ;
Abstract
A helical-scanning type of X-ray CT apparatus includes a dolly,and a gantry body,mounted on the dolly,. The dolly,is capable of translation relatively to a patient,lying on a tabletop,. An X-ray tube,and an X-ray-detector,opposing the X-ray tube,are rotatably accommodated in the gantry body,. In operation, the helical scanning operation of the X-ray CT apparatus is carried out by combining the translation of the dolly,with the rotation of the X-ray tube