Patent ID: 7819579

Claim:
An adapter for connecting a ring guide and rod with a holder for a radiation sensing device, the adapter including: a first alignment member including a first engagement member for engaging a complementary engagement member formed on the rod, wherein the rod is connected with the radiation sensing device; a second alignment member connected with the first alignment member and including a second engagement member for engaging the complementary engagement member formed on the rod; and a third alignment member connected with the second alignment member and including a third engagement member for engaging the complementary engagement member formed on the rod, wherein the first, second, and third alignment members are all facing in the same direction, wherein the ring guide includes a ring which defines a first plane, and wherein moving the complimentary engagement member from the first alignment member to the second alignment member causes the ring to move in a direction parallel to the first plane, and wherein the adapter is adapted to removably engage with the ring guide.