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Closed loop air conditioning system for a computed tomography scanner

  • US 5,982,843 A
  • Filed: 10/10/1997
  • Issued: 11/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A tomography apparatus comprising:

  • a rotatable disk supported for rotation on a support frame;

    an enclosure constructed and arranged so as to enclose at least a portion of the tomography apparatus including an array of detectors, and forming a substantially sealed chamber for the detectors; and

    an air conditioning system constructed and arranged so as recirculate and condition air circulated in said chamber so as to pressurized the air within the chamber without introducing harmful particulate matter into the chamber, control the humidity of the air within the chamber and remove heat from the detectors during the operation of the apparatus, said air conditioning system includinga heat exchange subsystem coupled to said chamber and constructed and arranged so as to treat air in said chamber, anda humidifying subsystem for controlling the humidity of the air within the chamber.

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