APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR ARRAY

摘要

An apparatus for automatically positioning and orienting a digital X-ray detector array and synchronizing movement of the digital X-ray detector arra y with an X-ray emission apparatus to provide simultaneous rotational and translational array movement between a first landscape position and a second portrait position, along a reference axis common to both. Dual plates are attached to one another via a bearing. The first plate (23) is disposed for translational movement along guide rails (22). A motor (27) attached to the first plate is used to rotate the second plate (24) relative to the first plate. As the second plate rotates, a cam follower (26) is forced to move along a cam track (21). The shape of the cam track is designed to result in translational movement of the overall system as the cam follower moves along the cam track.