Patent ID: 11969278
Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 15:
16. A method, comprising:
acquiring a scan of a subject via a modular imaging system by:
energizing a first distributed x-ray source unit to emit x-ray radiation in a first direction and intercepting the x-ray radiation at a first detector array arranged opposite to the first distributed x-ray source unit;
energizing a second distributed x-ray source unit to emit x-ray radiation in a second direction and intercepting the x-ray radiation at a second detector array arranged opposite to the second distributed x-ray source unit;
energizing a third distributed x-ray source unit to emit x-ray radiation in a third direction and intercepting the x-ray radiation at a third detector array arranged opposite to the third distributed x-ray source unit; and
releasably coupling the first distributed x-ray source unit to the second detector array and the third detector array, releasably coupling the second distributed x-ray source unit to the first detector array and the third detector array, and releasably coupling the third distributed x-ray source unit to the first detector array and the second detector array.