Patent ID: 8693618

Claim:
A scanner device adapted for computed tomography imaging of an object, comprising: a measurement device including an X-ray source device arranged for irradiating the object with at least one X-ray beam and a detector device arranged for detecting X-ray radiation transmitted through the object, wherein the X-ray source device has a fixed position relative the detector device such that a reference point of the X-ray source device and a reference point of the detector device have constant relative spatial coordinates; and a carrier device accommodating the object in a position between the X-ray source device and the detector device, wherein: the measurement device and the carrier device are capable of a scanning movement relative to each other along a curved path in a scanning movement plane that includes any beam path from the X-ray source device to the detector device, the carrier device is in a fixed position in space during the scanning movement, the measurement device is movable relative to the carrier device, the measurement device and the carrier device have a fixed orientation in space, such that reference directions of a device geometry are constant for both the measurement device and the carrier device during the scanning movement, the measurement device is movable such that a distance between the X-ray source device and the carrier device can be adjusted, and the carrier device is movable such that a perpendicular distance of the carrier device relative to the scanning movement plane can be adjusted.