Patent ID: 8215837
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A device, comprising: a patient-positioning board having first and second ends and a substantially level surface between the first and second ends configured to accept a patient in a recumbent position; an x-ray detection device configured to receive and to measure an x-ray beam; and at least one recess between the first and second ends extending into the substantially level surface of the board, wherein the at least one recess forms a slot having opposing sidewalls that are spaced apart to receive a portion of the x-ray detection device, and when the x-ray detection device is placed into the recess, the x-ray detection device rests on a base that extends between the sidewalls of the slot, the at least one recess being configured to hold the x-ray detection device in a steady position at an acute angle relative to the substantially level surface in which the x-ray detection device protrudes from the substantially level surface.