Global Patent Index - EP 1079734 A1

EP 1079734 A1 20010307 - X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS

Title (en)

X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS

Title (de)

RÖNTGENBILDGERÄT

Title (fr)

APPAREIL D'IMAGERIE A RAYONS X

Publication

EP 1079734 A1 20010307 (EN)

Application

EP 99919473 A 19990521

Priority

  • IB 9900930 W 19990521
  • ZA 984356 A 19980522

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9960928A1] X-ray imaging apparatus is provided which includes a moveable C-shaped arm (16) with an X-ray source (12) mounted at one end and a linear camera array (14) at the other end. The arm is driven relative to a patient and scans the patient's body with a narrow, fanned beam. A position encoder (150) generates timing signals which are used to synchronise the motion of the arm with imaging circuits, to generate image signals of a relatively large object.

IPC 1-7

A61B 6/00; A61B 6/08

IPC 8 full level

A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 6/08 (2013.01); A61B 6/4441 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9960928A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9960928 A1 19991202; AU 3724999 A 19991213; EP 1079734 A1 20010307; JP 2002516136 A 20020604

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 9900930 W 19990521; AU 3724999 A 19990521; EP 99919473 A 19990521; JP 2000550396 A 19990521