Patent ID: 7298821
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. An imaging device comprising: a rotator having a hollow bore for a patient to move therein and thereout, said rotator being rotatable about a longitudinal axis; at least one linkage arm extending outwards from said rotator; imaging apparatus mounted on said at least one linkage arm, the imaging apparatus comprising an imaging source that emits an imaging beam to an imaging detector aligned therewith along an imaging direction, said at least one linkage arm capable of full axial rotation about an imaging isocenter along an entire length of the patient, said isocenter lying along said longitudinal axis, and wherein the imaging apparatus is operative to rotate and to capture images of the patient along the imaging direction as the patient is positioned at an angle in a range of about 0-90° inclusive with respect to the longitudinal axis; and coupling arms pivotally attached to said linkage arms at pivots, said coupling arms being rotatingly attachable to a treatment device.