Patent ID: 8086295

Claim:
A diagnostic imaging suite comprising: a diagnostic imaging apparatus with an imaging region; a ceiling and a floor; first and second permanent walls; a deployable containment wall that, (1) in a deployed configuration, spans a space between the first and second permanent walls, separating the imaging suite into a potentially contaminated section and a non-contaminated section, the wall sealing the contaminated section from the non-contaminated section, and (2) in a retracted configuration, the wall retracts to open the space between the first and second permanent walls providing open access between the contaminated section and the non-contaminated section, the deployable wall including: a panel having an aperture, and a plurality of foldable panels; a containment tube configured to be mounted to the panel having the aperture and extending into the imaging region; and seals which seal between the panels, between the panels and the ceiling, the floor and the first and second permanent walls, and between the containment tube and the panel having the aperture.