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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
May. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Inventor:
Keisuke Oishi, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/10 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/035 (2013.01); A61B 6/4405 (2013.01); A61B 6/4488 (2013.01);
Abstract
An X-ray CT apparatus according to an embodiment includes a gantry, an air inlet, and an air outlet. The gantry supports an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector. The air inlet is provided in the gantry to draw air into the gantry from outside the gantry. The air outlet is provided in a lower section of the gantry to discharge air from the gantry through a path that houses a controller that controls the gantry.