Patent ID: 6452997
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of producing complex motion or spiral tomography images in which an object to be imaged is held in place and in which a detector, located substantially on an opposite side of the object to be imaged, receives radiation of a beam from a radiation source whereby a tomographic effect is produced by moving the radiation source and detector in the direction of a first and a second axis with respect to the object to be imaged, the first axis being substantially horizontal to the object to be imaged, and the second axis, being substantially vertical to the object to be imaged, wherein movement in the direction of the second axis is implemented by moving the radiation source along a substantially curved path, and a counter-movement of the detector with respect to vertical movement of the radiation source along said curved path is implemented by moving the detector substantially linearly on the opposite side of the object to be imaged.