Patent ID: 7632014

Claim:
An X-ray imaging system for angulation enhancement, the system comprising: an X-ray detector having a plane, wherein the X-ray detector is mounted to one end of the X-ray imaging system, the X-ray detector having a central stage and a detector mount, the detector mount including at least one slide to hold and translate the central stage, each of the at least one slide having at least one cross-roller bearing; an X-ray source disposed to project an X-ray beam into the plane to define a beam field therein, wherein the X-ray source is mounted to the opposite end of the X-ray imaging system, and as the central stage moves in a direction, a center of the beam field is shifted from an initial position to a position that is closer to the edge of the detector; and an apparatus operable to shift the beam field towards an edge of the X-ray detector in order to achieve angulation requirements.