Computed tomography system and patient table comprising a contactless transfer of electrical signals

1. A computed tomography system with a contactless data signal transfer, the computed tomography system comprising:

at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element having a reflection-free termination at a first end with a first resistance, wherein the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor comprises an inner conductor and a dielectric disposed around the inner conductor, and wherein the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor is arranged in a groove or comprises an outer conductor with a longitudinal slit;

at least one radiofrequency transmission unit that feeds a radiofrequency carrier signal, modulated with a data signal to be transferred, into the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element at a second end;

at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element that is terminated with a second resistance and configured to receive an emitted modulated radiofrequency carrier signal from a near field of the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element;

at least one radiofrequency reception unit that is electrically connected to the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element and is configured to extract the data signal from the received modulated radiofrequency carrier signal;

a first gantry part arranged in a rotatable manner, the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element being arranged on the first gantry part in a circular-ring-shaped manner; and

a second gantry part arranged in a stationary manner, the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element being arranged on the second gantry part.

2. A computed tomography system with a contactless data signal transfer, the computed tomography system comprising:

at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element having a reflection-free termination at a first end with a first resistance, wherein the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor comprises an inner conductor and a dielectric disposed around the inner conductor, and wherein the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor is arranged in a groove or comprises an outer conductor with a longitudinal slit;

at least one radiofrequency transmission unit that feeds a radiofrequency carrier signal, modulated with a data signal to be transferred, into the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element at a second end;

at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element that is terminated with a second resistance and configured to receive an emitted modulated radiofrequency carrier signal from a near field of the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element;

at least one radiofrequency reception unit that is electrically connected to the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element and is configured to extract the data signal from the received modulated radiofrequency carrier signal;

a first gantry part arranged in a rotatable manner, the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element being arranged on the first gantry part; and

a second gantry part arranged in a stationary manner, the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element arranged on the second gantry part in a circular-ring-shaped manner.

3. A patient table for imaging medical engineering systems with a contactless data signal transfer, the patient table comprising:

at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element;

at least one radiofrequency transmission unit that feeds a radiofrequency carrier signal, modulated with a data signal to be transferred, into the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element;

at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element that is configured to receive an emitted modulated radiofrequency carrier signal from a near field of the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element; and

at least one radiofrequency reception unit that is electrically connected to the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element and is configured to extract the data signal from the received modulated radiofrequency carrier signal,

wherein the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element and the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element are movably arranged relative to one another in a translational manner.

4. The computed tomography system of claim 1 , wherein a frequency of the radiofrequency carrier signal is greater than 10 GHz.

5. The computed tomography system of claim 1 , further comprising a first carrier element, in which the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element is formed.

6. The computed tomography system of claim 5 , wherein the first carrier element is made of metal and forms the outer conductor of the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element.

7. The computed tomography system of claim 6 , wherein the first carrier element has a rectangular cross section, and

wherein the first carrier element comprises the groove.

8. The computed tomography system of claim 5 , further comprising a second carrier element, in which the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element is formed.

9. The computed tomography system of claim 8 , wherein the second carrier element is made of metal and forms a second outer conductor of the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element.

10. The computed tomography system of claim 9 , wherein the second carrier element has a rectangular cross section, and the second inner conductor is arranged in a groove of the second carrier element.

11. The computed tomography system of claim 2 , wherein a frequency of the radiofrequency carrier signal is greater than 10 GHz.

12. The computed tomography system of claim 2 , further comprising a first carrier element, in which the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element is formed.

13. The computed tomography system of claim 12 , wherein the first carrier element is made of metal and forms the outer conductor of the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element.

14. The computed tomography system of claim 13 , wherein the first carrier element has a rectangular cross section, and

wherein the first carrier element comprises the groove.

15. The computed tomography system of claim 12 , further comprising a second carrier element, in which the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element is formed.

16. The patient table of claim 3 , further comprising a first carrier element, in which the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element is formed.

17. The patient table of claim 16 , wherein the first carrier element is made of metal and forms a first outer conductor of the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element.

18. The patient table of claim 17 , wherein the first carrier element has a rectangular cross section, and a first inner conductor is arranged in a groove of the first carrier element.

19. The patient table of claim 16 , further comprising a second carrier element, in which the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element is formed.

20. The patient table of claim 19 , wherein the second carrier element is made of metal and forms a second outer conductor of the at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element.

21. The computed tomography system of claim 1 , wherein the longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element is a first longitudinally slit coaxial cable, and

wherein the longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element is a second longitudinally slit coaxial cable.

22. The computed tomography system of claim 2 , wherein the longitudinally slit coaxial conductor element is a first longitudinally slit coaxial cable, and

wherein the longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element is a second longitudinally slit coaxial cable.