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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2002
Eugene A. Gregerson, Bolton, MA (US);
Richard K. Grant, Sudbury, MA (US);
Norbert Johnson, Methuen, MA (US);
Eugene A. Gregerson, Bolton, MA (US);
Richard K. Grant, Sudbury, MA (US);
Norbert Johnson, Methuen, MA (US);
Breakaway Imaging, LLC, Littleton, MA (US);
Abstract
An x-ray scanning imaging apparatus with a generally O-shaped gantry ring, which has a segment that fully or partially detaches (or 'breaks') from the ring to provide an opening through which the object to be imaged may enter interior of the ring in a radial direction. The segment can then be re-attached to enclose the object within the gantry. Once closed, the circular gantry housing remains orbitally fixed and carries an x-ray image-scanning device that can be rotated inside the gantry 360 degrees around the patient either continuously or in a step-wise fashion. The x-ray device is particularly useful for two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) imaging applications.