DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY SYSTEM

A tilting diagnostic x-ray table is provided with a longitudinally extending beam at its rear. A tube carriage is movable lengthwise of the beam. A column extending upwardly from the tube carriage supports a horizontal tube arm for bidirectional translation laterally of the x-ray table top. At the end of the arm, which is over the table, there is an x-ray tube which is on a rotational axis that extends longitudinally of the table. Means are provided for laterally angulating the x-ray tube on its longitudinal axis synchronously with translational movements of the tube arm so that the central beam from the x-ray tube is always pointed essentially at the center of the x-ray image sensing device which is under the table top. Means are also provided for angulating the tube longitudinally as the tube carriage is shifted on the beam in conjunction with tomography.