An installation for image-assisted shockwave therapy has a C-arm x-ray
unit that is orbitally movable around an isocenter, and that carries an
x-ray imaging system thereon. The installation also has a shockwave head
and a carrier device for the shockwave head that is disposed stationarily
relative to the x-ray C-arm. A boom that extends toward the x-ray C-arm
is carried by the carrier device, the boom having a free end at which the
shockwave head is mounted. The boom is movably guided by the carrier
device so that the shockwave head is arbitrarily movable to any position
and can be arbitrarily aligned to the isocenter within a minimum range of
180.degree. delimited by the top table position and the bottom table
position of a patient table.