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US5572568A
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X-ray diagnostic table capable of displaying a center of an X-ray visual field
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1996-11-05
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a radiation diagnosis apparatus which comprises a radiation generating apparatus for emitting radiation to a subject placed on a bed, an image pickup apparatus arranged so as to face the radiation generating apparatus for picking up the radiation passed through the subject as radiation image, a first light projecting device for irradiating first light along a central axis of irradiation visual field of the radiation, and a second light projecting device for irradiating second light intersected with the first light irradiated by the first light projecting means along the central axis, whereby the center of the irradiation visual field can be indicated.
Inventors
- 👤 Shingo Kanemitsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B6/00; A61B6/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
An X-ray diagnostic table, comprising: an X-ray generating means positioned beneath a subject placed on a bed, for irradiating X-ray to the subject; a spot shot photographing device positioned over said subject placed on said bed, and an upper part of which an image intensifier is provided on for picking up said X-ray through said subject as X-ray image; a first light projecting means provided on said spot shot photographing device side and positioned on an outside of a photographic visual field of said a spot shot photographing device, for emitting first light along a central axis of an irradiation visual field of the X-ray; and a second light projecting means provided on said spot shot photographing device side and positioned on an outside of a photographic visual field of said a spot shot photographing device, for emitting second light intersected with said first light emitted by said first light projecting means along said central axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
An X-ray diagnostic table, comprising: an X-ray generating means positioned beneath a subject placed on a bed, for irradiating X-ray to the subject; a spot shot photographing device positioned over said subject placed on said bed, and an upper part of which an image intensifier is provided on for picking up said X-ray through said subject as X-ray image; a first light projecting means provided on said spot shot photographing device side and positioned on an outside of a photographic visual field of said a spot shot photographing device, for emitting first light along a central axis of an irradiation visual field of the X-ray; and a second light projecting means provided on said spot shot photographing device side and positioned on an outside of a photographic visual field of said a spot shot photographing device, for emitting second light intersected with said first light emitted by said first light projecting means along said central axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
An X-ray diagnostic table according to claim 1, further comprising a first adjusting means and a second adjusting means arranged correspondingly to said first light projecting means and said second light projecting means so as to emit light along said center line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
An X-ray diagnostic table according to claim 1, further comprising means for driving both said X-ray generating means and said spot shot photographing device in interlock with each other three-dimensionally.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An X-ray diagnostic table according to claim 3, wherein said first light projecting means and said second light projecting means are attached to part of said driving means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
An X-ray diagnosis table according to claim 4, wherein said part of said driving means is formed of front end portion of a spot carriage top plate constituting part of said driving means.
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