Patent ID: 7905658

Claim:
An X-ray apparatus comprising: a robotic arm; a radiation source; a radiation detector; and a C-arm mounted on the robotic arm, the C-arm being operable to rotate about an axis of rotation, the radiation source and the radiation detector being disposed on the C-arm, such that the distance between the radiation source and the radiation detector is varied by a lifting device, the radiation source being operable to be moved longitudinally relative to the radiation detector, wherein the C-arm includes a first arm section and a second arm section, which are moved relative to one another by the lifting device, the radiation source being arranged on the first arm section and the radiation detector being arranged on the second arm section, and wherein the C-arm is pivotably mounted by one of the first and second arm sections, while the other of the first and second arm sections is the only arm section that is guided on or in the mounted arm section.