US Patent 8734014 Radiological apparatus

The present invention relates to a radiological apparatus (1) comprising a base (2) adapted to stand on a floor, a column-shaped chassis (3) mounted on the base, a column-shaped stand (4) mounted on the chassis, a patient bed (5) mounted on the chassis, an X-ray detector (6) mounted on the chassis, a slide (7) mounted on the stand, an arm (8) mounted on the slide, an X-ray emitter (9) mounted on the arm; the axis of the chassis column and the axis of the stand column are perpendicular to one another; the apparatus comprises further mechanisms adapted to implement a plurality of movements between its parts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) so as to achieve a highly flexible functionality sufficient to meet a variety of clinical and diagnostic needs.