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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2009
Predrag Sukovic, Birmingham, MI (US);
Neal Clinthorne, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Miodrag Rakic, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
James A. Bertolina, Portage, MI (US);
Joseph Webster Stayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Predrag Sukovic, Birmingham, MI (US);
Neal Clinthorne, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Miodrag Rakic, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
James A. Bertolina, Portage, MI (US);
Joseph Webster Stayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Xoran Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A CT scanner includes a pair of shields to protect an operator from x-rays from the CT scanner. The CT scanner has a gantry that provides structural support and housing for the components including an x-ray source and a detector arranged on the gantry to face one another. Lead shields are located on opposing sides of the x-ray source and extend between the x-ray source and the detector. The CT scanner further includes a computer located on an opposing side of the gantry from the x-ray source and the detector. The lead shields rotate with the gantry and prevent the x-ray from reaching the operator while the CT scanner is in operation.