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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2003
Applicant:
Nathaniel Bair, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Nathaniel Bair, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Xoran Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A CT scanner includes a gantry supporting an x-ray source and an x-ray detector. A motor in the gantry controls rotation of the gantry relative to a mounting plate from which the gantry is supported. The gantry also houses a computer for controlling the motor to rotate the gantry in a controlled, known manner. The computer also controls the x-ray source, including powering the x-ray source on and off and varying the intensity and frequency of the produced x-ray. The computer also collects data from the x-ray detector.