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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2001
Gregory Alan Steinlage, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Brian Douglas Lounsberry, Thiensville, WI (US);
David Bradford Chapin, New Berlin, WI (US);
Willi Walter Hampel, St. Francis, WI (US);
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co., LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
An imaging tube ( ) and an apparatus ( ) and a method for pre-balancing the imaging tube ( ) for use in an imaging system ( ) are provided. The imaging tube mass and center of mass are determined. Desired values for the imaging tube mass and imaging tube center of mass are also determined. A mass correction value and a center of mass correction value are calculated in response to the imaging tube mass, the imaging tube center of mass, and the desired values. The imaging tube mass and the imaging tube center of mass are adjusted in response to the mass correction value and the center of mass correction value respectively.