Patent ID: 7465089

Claim:
In a radiology machine having a central opening and a rotating ring arranged inside of the central opening, said rotating ring including an X-ray tube and at least one X-ray detector arranged opposite the X-ray tube for taking at least an X-ray of a particular part of a patient's body, said radiology machine including an external casing that surrounds inner workings of the radiology machine, a clear plastic window of material through which X-rays emitted from the X-ray tube pass, said clear plastic window being abutted between opposite edges of the external casing to create two unsealed seams, a protective covering comprises: a sheet of fluid impervious material having a top and a bottom that forms an apron; a semi-rigid strip attached to the top of the fluid impervious material having a front side and a back side said front side being exposed to an interior of the central opening, said back side being in contact with the clear plastic window; and, an inert adhesive material arranged on the back side of the semi-rigid strip and atop one of the unsealed seams that exists between the external casing and the clear plastic window; wherein said apron extends from within the central opening to direct fluid, spilled therein, outwards from the central opening and away from the clear plastic window.