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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5537208 | Interferometer spectrometer having means for varying the optical path length while maintaining alignment An interferometer which may be used in a Fourier transform infra red spectrometer comprises a beam splitter (10), first and second fixed mirrors (18,26), path length variation means (20), and a folding mirror (16). The optical components are mounted on a ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5462557 | Disc-type depilation apparatus with force transmission studs A depilation apparatus including a number of pinching discs (35) which are coupled to a drive shaft (7) in positions which are mutually rotated through 120° about the drive shaft (7) is provided. Each pair of adjoining pinching discs (35) is pivotable un... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5012506 | Multileaf collimator A collimator is described for a shielded effective point source of penetrating radiation, e.g. a radiotherapy machine which includes, after a primary collimator 16, a succession of a multileaf collimator 17, and a first and a second pair of independently ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4924781 | Patient support system for radiotherapy A patient support system for irradiation therapy or treatment simulation comprises a main arm 1 on a sub-floor mounted pivot 10 about a first vertical axis 17, which supports a further arm 49 rotatable about a second vertical axis 16. At the other end of ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4885998 | Patient support system for radiotherapy A patient support system for irradiation therapy or treatment simulation comprises a main arm 1 on a sub-floor mounted pivot 10 about a first vertical axis 17, which supports a further arm 49 rotatable about a second vertical axis 16. At the other end of ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4836520 | Radiology patient support A radiology patient support system includes a single vertical pillar of rigid closed box construction in which the side walls form a continuous closed cross section which rigidly supports two vertically arranged longitudinal tracks with their lateral dire... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4776670 | Optical assembly An optical assembly comprises an elongate hollow body (11) of triangular cross-section, having three deformable side walls which adjoin each other and at least one optical element (1). Inside the body the optical element is secured without play to each of... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4774411 | Gamma tomography apparatus In a gamma radiography apparatus a gamma scintillation camera 1 with a rectangular scintillation plate is suspended so as to be counterbalanced and rotatable about a horizontal axis 44 for a single photon emission tomography, FIG. 1b. To enable a total bo... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4511275 | Clamping mechanism In an apparatus having a comparatively heavy exchangeable element there is provided a clamping device for the element with a bayonet coupling and with grips which can be folded down only after the bayonet coupling has been brought into an engaged position... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4459485 | Gamma tomography apparatus comprising a parallelogram suspension system In a radiation apparatus an element, which is carried by a balanced suspension system, is to be positioned relative to an object. The element and a counterweight are carried by a parallelogram suspension system in order to increase the adjusting accuracy ... | 07/10/1984 |
