Ceiling mounted x-ray tube support

A ceiling mount x-ray imaging assembly is provided comprising a track assembly. A carriage assembly is mounted to the track assembly and allows linear movement of said carriage assembly. An extendable column is rotatably mounted to the carriage assembly and has a carriage mount end and a patient directional end. The carriage mount end is rotatable about a vertical axis located at a vertical rotation location positioned in proximity to the carriage mount end. An x-ray tube assembly is rotatably mounted to the extendable column adjacent a patient directional end and is rotatable about a horizontal axis located at a horizontal rotation location positioned. A communication cable assembly provides communication between the x-ray tube assembly and the carriage assembly. The vertical rotation location and the horizontal rotation location are positioned at opposing ends of the extendable column.