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

Claim 16:
17. An X-ray imaging device, comprising:
a table comprising a first side on which a patient may be positioned and a second side, opposite the first side, facing away from the patient;
a pad arranged between the first side of the table and the patient;
an X-ray source positioned closer to the first side than the second side and an X-ray detector positioned closer to the second side than the first side and facing the second side through an entirety of its range of movement, 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, and wherein the X-ray source and the X-ray detector are configured to follow linear paths parallel to the table and pivot at peripheral regions corresponding to edges of the table; and
a controller with computer-readable instructions stored on non-transitory memory thereof that when executed enable the controller to:
actuate the X-ray source and X-ray detector along a linear path along a central region;
pivot the X-ray source and the X-ray detector in a counterclockwise direction between the central region and a first edge of the table; and
pivot the X-ray source and the X-ray detector in a clockwise direction between the central region and a second edge of the table.