Medical imaging system with contoured detector
US12059282B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4208
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical imaging system that includes a contoured radiation detector configured to receive radiation emitted from a radiation source after the radiation has passed through at least a portion of a patient. The contoured radiation detector includes a gate-wall end and lateral sides, including a right-hand side and a left-hand side. The contoured radiation detector may also includes a superior surface connected to the gate-wall end, right-hand side, and the left-hand side. The contoured radiation detector further includes a chest-wall surface, the chest-wall surface connected to the superior surface, the right-hand side, and the left-hand side, whereby the curvature is contoured to a chest wall of the patient. The system may also include an anti-scatter grid having a chest-wall surface with a similar curvature as the chest-wall surface of the contoured radiation detector.
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