A device for transferring a subject in a medical procedure may be provided. The device may include a transmission assembly configured to transfer a subject to a scanning region of a medical device. The device may further include a supporting assembly supporting the transmission assembly. The supporting assembly may include at least one board and at least two supporting units supporting the at least one board. The at least two supporting units may be disposed at two sides of the scanning region of the medical device.

The invention relates, in particular, to structures of an apparatus applicable for use in the context of dental or medical X-ray imaging. The apparatus comprises a support construction 12 to which an X-ray source 14, an X-ray detector and a visible light emitting construction 141′ are mounted and wherein the support construction 12 is configured to enable positioning the X-ray source 14 and the visible light emitting construction 141′ at essentially the same location in relation to the support construction 12, so as to when at a given time locating at said essentially same location, to direct a given field pattern in essentially the same direction towards the X-ray detector 15. The apparatus comprises a first frame part 11 extending in a first direction and comprising a first end and a second end, and the support construction 12 to which the X-ray source 14, the X-ray detector and the visible light emitting construction 141′ are mounted extends from the first frame part 11 in a second direction essentially at right angles to the first direction.

An diagnostic X-ray radiography device and system whereby a subject (M) can be placed on and taken off of an imaging bed safely, easily, and comfortably. In the device and system a placement-accommodating-state memory (21) stores a plurality of placement-accommodating states each consisting of an imaging bed (1) position and orientation and an X-ray tube (4) position that accommodate a given placement state of the subject (M). A placement-accommodating-state control unit (22) is provided that, if a desired placement-accommodating state is specified from among the plurality of placement-accommodating states by means of a control panel (11), makes the position of the imaging bed (1) and the position of the X-ray tube (4) conform to the specified placement-accommodating state. A placement-accommodating state is thus set automatically, so that the subject (M) can be placed and removed from the imaging bed (1) easily without a collimator (4a) attached to the X-ray tube (4) getting in the way.

A dental or medical CT imaging apparatus including a first longitudinally extending frame part. A support, construction extends substantially perpendicularly from the longitudinally extending frame part. An X-ray source and an image detector which together form an X-ray imaging assembly are mounted to the support construction. A first driving mechanism is provided to move the X-ray imaging assembly about a virtual or physical rotation axis. A control system having at least one operation mode that simultaneously controls the first driving mechanism and the X-ray imaging assembly is provided. The support construction includes at least one guiding mechanism configured to enable laterally moving at least one of the X-ray source and the image detector in relation to the support construction. A range of the lateral movement of at least one of the X-ray source and the image detector includes a base position and a first and a second extreme position.

An imaging apparatus includes a patient table with a gurney and a base. The gurney can slide between two extreme positions, an electrically supplied motoreducer controlled by a control unit causing the table to slide and having a lock/unlock system of the sliding that is mechanical, independent from the electrical supply, and manually controlled by a grabbing organ actuated by a human operator. The patient table may be provided together with a gantry having a housing transparent to light for at least part of its extension, and a control unit of the radiographic apparatus. The housing or a part thereof is associated with a source of light, and the control unit, when the apparatus is electrically supplied, and/or other status conditions are determined by a status sensor, causes the light source to be illuminated and the housing to light up in its translucent parts signalling the status condition.

A cephalostat for acquiring teleradiographic images through an extraoral radiographic apparatus includes a pair of earpieces at the ends of two shafts and a small bar for resting again the nasion, these components being manually adjustable to adjust them to the skull of the patient under examination, wherein the cephalostat is free from metallic elements in the parts on which X-rays impinge, with the exception of radio-opaque markers, and is interchangeable with a craniostat fixed in the same apparatus seat.

Systems and methods for providing infant monitoring and support avoid image degradation, for x-ray imaging, related to sensors used for infant monitoring by separating an infant-supporting body from a sensor-carrying body. The sensor-carrying body, and with it any number of related sensors, is moved out of the way during x-ray imaging.

Described is an in-scan phantom for use during an imaging procedure. The phantom can include at least one measuring insert and/or at least one measured insert. The measuring insert may have radiation detecting capabilities while the measured insert may include a radioactive material. Also described is an imaging modality system that includes an imaging modality and an in-scan phantom as well as methods of using the in-scan phantom for imaging a patient or performing a scout scan.

A CBCT imaging system comprises a digital radiation detector and radiation source. A detector transport moves the detector along at least a portion of a first curved path and a radiation source transport moves the radiation source along at least a portion of a second curved source path. The detector is configured to travel at least a portion of the first curved path, and the radiation source is configured to travel at least a portion of the second curved path. The detector is configured to obtain a plurality of 2D projection images over a range of scan angles for reconstructing a 3D volume image using the plurality 2D projection images.

The invention relates to a patient positioning device (1, 6, 28, 35) for an x-ray imaging apparatus (23), comprising an x-ray-transparent patient positioning board (5) for positioning a patient (21) in a longitudinal direction (8), and at least one carrier device (3) at least partially supporting the patient positioning board (5). The patient positioning board (5) is subdivided into at least two partial boards (4), wherein each partial board (4) is mounted on a carrier device (3) assigned to the partial board (4). Each carrier device (3) has at least one pivot joint for pivoting the partial boards (4) about a transverse axis (20) which extents horizontally perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction (8).