A patient positioning system for positioning a patient relative to radiographic equipment, such system comprising: the radiographic equipment; a 3D optical imaging system being configured for optically scanning the patient, such 3D optical imaging system having a focal plane and a field of view, such 3D optical imaging system being configured for providing, for each position on the object, data representtative of the intensity of reflected energy received by the system from such position and data representative of distance from such position on the object to the focal plane; a table apparatus being configured for supporting the patient and for moving the table relative to the radiographic equipment in response to positioning signals, the radiographic equipment having a bore, which is configured for receiving the table as such table passes from a region external of the bore into the bore; a processor being configured for producing, responsive to data from the radiographic equipment and the data from the 3D optical imaging system, the positioning signals, characterized in that the field of view of the 3D optical imaging system extends from the region external of the bore and into a portion internal of the bore. the radiographic equipment; a 3D optical imaging system being configured for optically scanning the patient, such 3D optical imaging system having a focal plane and a field of view, such 3D optical imaging system being configured for providing, for each position on the object, data representtative of the intensity of reflected energy received by the system from such position and data representative of distance from such position on the object to the focal plane; a table apparatus being configured for supporting the patient and for moving the table relative to the radiographic equipment in response to positioning signals, the radiographic equipment having a bore, which is configured for receiving the table as such table passes from a region external of the bore into the bore; a processor being configured for producing, responsive to data from the radiographic equipment and the data from the 3D optical imaging system, the positioning signals, a 3D optical imaging system being configured for optically scanning the patient, such 3D optical imaging system having a focal plane and a field of view, such 3D optical imaging system being configured for providing, for each position on the object, data representtative of the intensity of reflected energy received by the system from such position and data representative of distance from such position on the object to the focal plane; a table apparatus being configured for supporting the patient and for moving the table relative to the radiographic equipment in response to positioning signals, the radiographic equipment having a bore, which is configured for receiving the table as such table passes from a region external of the bore into the bore; a processor being configured for producing, responsive to data from the radiographic equipment and the data from the 3D optical imaging system, the positioning signals, a table apparatus being configured for supporting the patient and for moving the table relative to the radiographic equipment in response to positioning signals, the radiographic equipment having a bore, which is configured for receiving the table as such table passes from a region external of the bore into the bore; a processor being configured for producing, responsive to data from the radiographic equipment and the data from the 3D optical imaging system, the positioning signals,