Patent ID: 11925495
Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 22:
23. A system, comprising:
a table comprising a first side facing an X-ray source and a second side facing an X-ray detector, wherein the X-ray source is configured to produce a fan-beam, wherein the table is positioned vertically between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector, wherein the X-ray detector includes an aperture having an opening through which the fan-beam may travel following travel through the object, wherein the opening is shaped by two blockers, wherein the X-ray source is configured to move along a linear track between a first linear track edge and a second linear track edge, and wherein the X-ray source is actuated in a continuous motion from a first peripheral region, to a central region, and to a second peripheral region to perform a plurality of transverse sweeps along the linear track without performing a pivot.