Patent ID: 11963809
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A method for acquiring X-ray images of a subject, the method comprising:
providing a subject on a subject support table;
positioning an X-ray source with a lower movable support arrangement mounted to a floor below the subject support table, wherein positioning the X-ray source comprises; i) moving two rotatably connected lower arms of a lower boom in a vertical plane about corresponding rotation axes being arranged horizontally, the two rotatably connected lower arms comprising a first arm and a second arm and ii) rotating a lower base to which the lower arms are attached around a vertical axis;
positioning an X-ray detector with an upper movable support arrangement mounted to a ceiling, wherein positioning the X-ray detector comprises i) moving two rotatably connected upper arms of an upper boom in a horizontal plane about corresponding rotation axes being arranged vertically, the two rotatably connected upper arms comprising a third arm and a fourth arm and ii) moving the X-ray detector vertically by means of a telescopic member that is movably attached to a free end of the fourth arm rotatable around an axis arranged in a vertical direction, wherein the X-ray detector is movably attached to a free end of the telescopic member; and
generating X-ray radiation with the X-ray source and detecting the generated X-ray radiation with the X-ray detector.