US PATENT SUBCLASS 378 / 20
.~.~ Object positioning or aligning


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378 /   HD   X-RAY OR GAMMA RAY SYSTEMS OR DEVICES

1  DF  SPECIFIC APPLICATION {14}
4  DF  .~ Computerized tomography {13}
20.~.~ Object positioning or aligning


DEFINITION

Classification: 378/20

Object positioning or aligning:

(under subclass 4) Subject matter including means for sustaining the object under examination against gravity in a selected orientation relative to the X-ray source or detector or means for indicating or monitoring the position of the object relative to the apparatus.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

68+, 177, 195, and 208, for object supports.

205, for X-ray system alignment.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

5, Beds, appropriate subclasses, particularly

600+, and 630+ for beds with body support or positioning means.

269, Work Holders, 322+, for patient examination tables.

607, Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application,

1+, for apparatus in direct body contact with supports and applies radiation to a human being.