Patent ID: 6659641
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An X-ray system comprising a patient table and a radiation module with an X-ray source and a radiation receiver, characterized in that the radiation module includes a carrier (4, 5, 51 to 55) which is attached to the patient table (1, 3) and on which the X-ray source (6) and the radiation receiver (7) are mounted so as to face one another, said carrier being pivotable in such a manner that the X-ray source (6) and the radiation receiver (7) can be moved from a position over and under a top (3) of the patient table, respectively, to a reversed position under and over the table top (3), respectively, said carrier further being in operative communication with the patient table (1, 3) such that movement of the carrier along a longitudinal direction of the table top (3) causes movement of the carrier through the patient table (1, 3).