Patent ID: 9036787
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A mobile X-ray unit comprising: a base configured to accommodate a control unit for controlling an X-ray applicator and a power supply for providing power to the X-ray applicator; an articulated arm associated with the base and coupled to the X-ray applicator, wherein the X-ray applicator has an X-ray tube configured to generate an X-ray beam, and wherein the X-ray applicator has an exit surface through which the X-ray beam passes; and an applicator cap for partially covering the exit surface of the X-ray applicator, wherein the applicator cap is concentric with a longitudinal axis of the X-ray applicator, wherein the applicator cap defines a cavity with respect to the exit surface, and wherein the cavity is concentric with respect to the longitudinal axis and includes a light source, offset from the longitudinal axis, for illuminating at least a portion of a target region of the X-ray beam.