Patent ID: 7720191

Claim:
A computer tomography apparatus, which includes: a computer tomography imaging station for taking CT scans including imaging means, said computer tomography imaging station having a construction for rotating said imaging means ( 14 , 15 ) being connected to a support structure 10 , which imaging means comprise a radiation source ( 14 ) and an imaging detector ( 15 ), and wherein said construction is structured and arranged to enable rotating said radiation source and imaging detector about a fixed axis of rotation; a collimator structure ( 20 ) arranged for limiting radiation produced by the radiation source ( 14 ) to a beam of at least one shape, a first patient support means ( 16 ) arranged in connection with the apparatus, and a control system which includes control means and actuators to realize operation of the radiation source ( 14 ), the imaging detector ( 15 ), and the patient support means, ( 16 ), and wherein said computer tomography apparatus further includes a second imaging station arranged at a distance from said computer tomography imaging station and including a second patient support means ( 16 ′).