Patent ID: 9693746
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,G03B

Claim:
1. A mobile fluoroscopy imaging system, comprising: a portable radiation source adapted to move in all degrees of freedom and to emit radiation in both single and, alternatively, pulse emissions; a portable detector operable to detect the radiation from the radiation source, wherein the detector is adapted to move independently of the radiation source in all degrees of freedom; and wherein the radiation source and the detector each comprises alignment sensors in communication with a computer; wherein the computer is in communication with the radiation source and the detector; and wherein the position, distance and orientation of the radiation source and the detector are established by the computer, and wherein the computer sends an activation signal to the radiation source to indicate when radiation may be emitted; wherein the computer prevents the radiation source from emission of radiation until the detector and the radiation source have achieved one or more predetermined alignment conditions; wherein the computer continuously monitors alignment conditions wherein upon a change in alignment conditions causing alignment conditions to not be within predetermined alignment conditions, stopping the radiation source from emission of radiation.