Drape for an imaging system gantry

1. An imaging system gantry patient channel drape comprising:

a gantry first outer sidewall covering portion including an outer rim biased into a deployed shape and collapsible;

a gantry inner wall covering portion extending inward of the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion;

a plurality of stays connectable to the gantry and securing the drape to the gantry and sleeves on the stays; and

a stay holder removably attached to the stays to prevent the stays from contacting the gantry during installation of the drape.

2. The drape of claim 1 in which the plurality of stays extend from the gantry inner wall covering portion.

3. The drape of claim 1 in which the one or more stays include a gantry second outer sidewall covering portion extending from the gantry inner wall covering portion.

4. The drape of claim 3 in which the gantry second outer sidewall covering portion includes an outer rim biased into a deployed shape and collapsible.

5. The drape of claim 1 further including means for removably attaching the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion to a first outer gantry sidewall.

6. The drape of claim 5 in which said means includes Velcro patches on the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion and corresponding Velcro patches on the first outer gantry sidewall.

7. The drape of claim 1 further including means for removably attaching the stays to a second outer gantry sidewall.

8. The drape of claim 7 in which the means for removably attaching the stays to the second outer gantry sidewall include a Velcro patch on each stay and corresponding Velcro patches on the second outer gantry sidewall.

9. The drape of claim 1 further including additional sleeves on the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion.

10. The drape of claim 1 in which the stay holder is removably attached to the stays via Velcro on the stays and Velcro on the stay holder.

11. The drape of claim 1 in which the stay holder is ring shaped.

12. An imaging system gantry patient channel drape comprising:

a gantry first outer sidewall covering portion including sleeves thereon and an outer rim biased into a deployed shape and collapsible;

a gantry inner wall covering portion extending inward of the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion;

one or more fixation devices including a plurality of stays connectable to the gantry securing the drape to the gantry; and

a stay holder removably attached to the stays to prevent the stays from contacting the gantry during installation of the drape.

13. The drape of claim 12 in which the plurality of stays extend from the gantry inner wall covering portion.

14. The drape of claim 12 in which the one or more fixation devices include a gantry second outer sidewall covering portion extending from the gantry inner wall covering portion.

15. The drape of claim 14 in which the gantry second outer sidewall covering portion includes an outer rim biased into a deployed shape and collapsible.

16. The drape of claim 12 further including means for removably attaching the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion to a first outer gantry sidewall.

17. The drape of claim 16 in which said means includes Velcro patches on the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion and corresponding Velcro patches on the first outer gantry sidewall.

18. The drape of claim 12 further including means for removably attaching the stays to a second outer gantry sidewall.

19. The drape of claim 18 in which the means for removably attaching the stays to the second outer gantry sidewall include a Velcro patch on each stay and corresponding Velcro patches on the second outer gantry sidewall.

20. The drape of claim 12 further including additional sleeves on the stays.

21. The drape of claim 12 in which the stay holder is removably attached to the stays via Velcro on the stays and Velcro on the stay holder.

22. The drape of claim 12 in which the stay holder is ring shaped.

23. An imaging system gantry patient channel drape comprising:

a gantry first outer sidewall covering portion including an outer rim biased into a deployed shape and collapsible;

a gantry inner wall covering portion extending inward of the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion;

a plurality of stays connectable to the gantry and securing the drape to the gantry; and

a stay holder removably attached to the stays to prevent the stays from contacting the gantry during installation of the drape.

24. The drape of claim 23 in which the plurality of stays extend from the gantry inner wall covering portion.

25. The drape of claim 23 in which the one or more stays include a gantry second outer sidewall covering portion extending from the gantry inner wall covering portion.

26. The drape of claim 25 in which the gantry second outer sidewall covering portion includes an outer rim biased into a deployed shape and collapsible.

27. The drape of claim 23 further including means for removably attaching the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion to a first outer gantry sidewall.

28. The drape of claim 27 in which said means includes Velcro patches on the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion and corresponding Velcro patches on the first outer gantry sidewall.

29. The drape of claim 23 further including means for removably attaching the stays to a second outer gantry sidewall.

30. The drape of claim 29 in which the means for removably attaching the stays to the second outer gantry sidewall include a Velcro patch on each stay and corresponding Velcro patches on the second outer gantry sidewall.

31. The drape of claim 23 further including sleeves on the stays.

32. The drape of claim 23 further including sleeves on the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion.

33. The drape of claim 23 in which the stay holder is removably attached to the stays via Velcro on the stays and Velcro on the stay holder.

34. The drape of claim 23 in which the stay holder is ring shaped.