Patent ID: 8693621
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical imaging system, comprising: a generally stationary gantry; a rotating gantry, rotatably supported by the generally stationary gantry, that rotates about a longitudinal axis around an examination region; a radiation source that emits a radiation beam that traverses the examination region, wherein the radiation source is moveably affixed to the rotating gantry so as to translate in a direction of the longitudinal axis with respect to the rotating gantry while scanning a subject in the examination region; a detector array that detects the radiation beam that traverses the examination region and generates a signal indicative thereof, wherein the detector array is moveably affixed to the rotating gantry so as to move in coordination with the radiation source while scanning the subject in the examination region; and a counter balance mass moveably affixed to