PORTABLEROENTGENOGRAPHICCEPHALOSTATAbstract of the DisclosureA portable cephalostat is shown as having aframe-like base subassembly which provides for an areaupon which a patient's head is to rest and a supportfor supporting locating arms which serve to locatethe patient's head in a selected position; the basesubassembly provides for the placement of a firstfilm, to be exposed, below the patient's head andfor the placement of additional film, also to be ex-posed, generally to one side of the patient's headand generally parallel to and spaced a first distancefrom the mid-sagittal plane of the patient's head;provision is also made for the placement of otherfilm, also to be exposed, generally to the same oneside of the patient's head and generally parallel toand spaced a second distance from the mid-sagittalplane of the patient's head; further provision is madefor the placement of still further additional film,to be exposed, generally trasverse to the patient'shead and spaced from the top thereof; an indicator isprovided for, upon attaining the desired location ofthe patient's head, automatically indicating the ele-vation of the axis of the patient's auditory canalswith respect to the first film; certain elements aremade to be foldable to conserve space and assist inthe transportation of the cephalostat; the cephalostatis also provided with adaptive structure enabling thedetachable attachment thereto of aiming apparatus wherebyeither intermittent or panoramic X-ray exposures of acertain portion of the patient's head can be made.
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