A PORTABLE MULTI-MODE X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM WITH ONE-SIDED CT CAPABILITY

RAYEX CORPORATION PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A UNIQUE X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF OPERATING IN FOUR DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING MODES, INCLUDING (1) A CT MODE AND (2) A PARTIAL CT MODE, EACH OF WHICH IS CARRIED OUT IN A ONE-SIDED GEOMETRY TO PROVIDE RESPECTIVELY COMPLETE OR PARTIAL CT-TYPE TOMOGRAPHIC SLICES HAVING ARBITRARY ORIENTATION AND SHAPE, (3) A CONVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHY MODE FOR FLAT-PLANE TRANSMISSION IMAGES, AND (4) A FLUOROSCOPY MODE FOR REAL-TIME IMAGES. THE IMAGES IN THE CT MODES WILL HAVE ADJUSTABLE SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS FROM 2 TO 5 LINE PAIRS PER CM WITH CORRESPONDINGLY LONGER SCAN TIMES. THE TOTAL SYSTEM WILL HAVE ONE THIRD THE WEIGHT AND COST OF CONVENTIONAL CT SYSTEMS, AND WILL OFFER IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO WOUNDED SOLDIERS WITH ITS ONE-SIDED GEOMETRY.