Mobile X-ray diagnostic apparatus for use at scene of road accident

摘要

The apparatus includes a mobile module (2) containing an X-ray source (3), a generator (4) and a power supply (5). There is another mobile module (6) holding a solid-state photo-detector (7), imaging electronics (8), a modem (9), a transmitter (10) and a power supply (12). Each module may be a box in which the components are arranged for operation when the modules are positioned on opposite sides of a patient (1). The image information may be transmitted from the antenna (11) to a receiving dish (14) associated with the clinic (13). The information may alternatively be conveyed alternatively by the telephone network.