US Patent 7018097 X-ray support device

An x-ray support device, including a radiation source and a radiation receiver, which are both movably supported on the ceiling either via a common support or each via separate supports, in which a support has a first boom rotatable about an essentially vertical pivot axis and extending essentially horizontally, and a second boom disposed rotatably about a vertical axis and extending essentially horizontally, on which the radiation source and/or the radiation receiver are supported directly or indirectly.