CPC A61B 6/48 (2013.01) [A61B 6/42 (2013.01); A61B 6/4488 (2013.01); A61B 6/107 (2013.01); A61B 6/4071 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An air cooled x-ray system configured to form a scanning pencil beam of x-rays comprising:
an enclosure having a first end and an opposite second end;
an x-ray beam source configured to generate x-rays, the x-ray beam source is disposed in the enclosure proximate to the first end of the enclosure;
an x-ray wheel having or holding an x-ray attenuating ring proximate to the first end of the enclosure, the x-ray attenuating ring having at least one aperture in an outer circumference thereof;
the x-ray wheel being configured to rotate the x-ray attenuating ring about the x-ray beam source, wherein a passage of x-rays through the at least one aperture forms the scanning pencil beam;
at least one air inlet disposed in x-ray system;
at least one air outlet disposed in x-ray system;
at least one air moving device configured to move air through the air inlet and the air outlet and to air cool the x-ray system, the at least one air moving device is disposed outside of a perimeter of the x-ray wheel and the enclosure; and
wherein the enclosure comprises an x-ray attenuating material and is configured and disposed to substantially limit x-ray leakage from the x-ray system.
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