Patent ID: 6904630

Claim:
A tabletop device for use in supporting and positioning a patient in a medical therapy or diagnostic system having a support base and operable to project a beam over at least a portion of the tabletop device, the tabletop device being configured for mounting on the support base, the tabletop device comprising: a central section configured for attachment to the support base, the central section positioned such that it is outside of a beam projection area when the tabletop is mounted in the medical therapy or diagnostic system; a frame fixedly attached to the central section and extending longitudinally outward from opposite sides thereof; and a support system connected to the frame for supporting a patient thereon; wherein at least a portion of the frame and support system is located within the beam projection area when the tabletop device is mounted in the medical therapy or diagnostic system and wherein the portion of the frame located within the beam projection area is formed substantially from non-metal components.