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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2004
Andrew P. Tybinkowski, Boxford, MA (US);
Ronald Swain, Reading, MA (US);
Robert Williams, Wilmington, MA (US);
Nicholas Svencer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrew P. Tybinkowski, Boxford, MA (US);
Ronald Swain, Reading, MA (US);
Robert Williams, Wilmington, MA (US);
Nicholas Svencer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Analogic Corporation, Peabody, MA (US);
Abstract
A tomography scanner system including a gantry having an outer, non-rotating support ring, and an inner rotatable component ring supported for rotation within the support ring about a rotation axis of the gantry. An x-ray source and an x-ray detector array are secured to the rotatable component ring for rotation with the component ring, and an x-ray containment shield encloses the x-ray source and the x-ray detector array and is secured to the rotatable component ring for rotation with the component ring.