Patent ID: 6872000

Claim:
An X-ray apparatus comprising: an X-ray radiation source; an X-ray radiation receiver for receiving X-rays from said radiation source; a supporting stand having a first slide system, a second slide system and a rotary device, said first slide system being adapted for mounting to a ceiling and allowing sliding of said stand in a first slide direction, said second slide system allowing sliding of said stand in a second slide direction orthogonal to said first slide direction, and said rotary device being mounted to said second slide system for displacement by said second slide system; a third slide system mounted to said rotary device and being rotatable by said rotary device and displaceable relative to said rotary device; and a first telescoping carrier attached to said third slide system to which said radiation source is mounted, and a second telescoping carrier attached to said third slide system to which said radiation receiver is mounted, said radiation source and said radiation receiver being rotatable in common by said rotary device and being individually displaceable relative to each other by said third slide system.