Patent ID: 7003070

Claim:
An upright CT scanning apparatus comprising: a. an X-ray source for projecting an X-ray pyramid-shaped beam originating substantially from a point; b. a two dimensional radiation detector arranged opposite to said X-ray source for detecting said X-ray beam emitted by said X-ray source; c. a ring platform below an upright patient for rotating said X-ray source and said radiation detector around a vertical system axis at an ISO center; d. mechanisms directly fastened to the ring platform for linearly translating said X-ray source and said radiation detector jointly along a horizontal axis parallel to a detector surface; e. a controller for coordinating the rotation, translation, and timing of X-ray source emission and detector data acquisition; f. mechanisms for adjusting a distance between said X-ray source and said radiation detector; g. mechanisms for adjusting a height of said X-ray source and said radiation detector jointly; h. and devices for positioning the upright patient disposed in said X-ray beam.