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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Yohei Matsuzawa, Nasushiobara, JP;
Tomiya Sasaki, Nasushiobara, JP;
Hiroshi Hori, Nasushiobara, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05G 1/04 (2006.01); H05G 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/035 (2013.01); A61B 6/56 (2013.01); A61B 6/588 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an X-ray CT device includes: a front dome cover and rear dome cover that include a fixed cover and a plurality of segmented movable covers; a slide mechanism that enables the movable covers to slide relative to the fixed cover; and a dome-diameter driving unit that controls the slide mechanism to change a dome diameter of a gantry dome.