Patent ID: 7607832

Claim:
An apparatus for imaging a subject, the apparatus comprising: an imaging assembly for imaging the subject; a base assembly including a set of wheels for rolling movement on a floor to transport the base assembly between locations and including a body the body having a recessed dock, wherein the recessed dock is adapted to receive a portion of the imaging assembly; and a movable support assembly connected between the base assembly and the imaging assembly for supporting the imaging assembly on the base assembly and for extending and retracting the imaging assembly from the base assembly, the movable support assembly including a lift column supported by the base, the movable support assembly including a cross arm connected between the lift column and the imaging assembly to support the imaging assembly in relation to the lift column, the lift column having a bearing block, the cross arm including a hydraulically operable telescoping arrangement of stacked tubular members, wherein the telescoping arrangement of the cross arm is moved in a forward direction to a front position relative to the bearing block.