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Mobile x-ray exposure apparatus

  • US 5,835,558 A
  • Filed: 04/28/1997
  • Issued: 11/10/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mobile x-ray exposure apparatus comprising:

  • a manually movable portable carriage having non-motorized means for freely moving said carriage without any directional constraint;

    an x-ray source and first articulation means attached to said portable carriage for mounting said x-ray source on said portable carriage for allowing three-dimensional position adjustment of said x-ray source;

    a flat radiation detector comprised of a matrix of detector elements which emit image signals dependent on radiation from said x-ray source incident thereon;

    second articulation means attached to said portable carriage separately form said first articulation means, for mounting said flat detector on said portable carriage for allowing three-dimensional position adjustment of said flat detector; and

    image electronics, completely contained in said portable carriage, supplied with said image signals and emitting video signals, at an output within said portable carriage, produced from said image signals.

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