Sensing head and collimator for gamma-camera
US6365900B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4258
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A detection head and collimator for a gamma camera. The detection head includes several elementary detectors with semiconductors adjacent to each other to form a detection plane. The collimator is placed in front of the detection plane and includes a number of ducts laid out in a repetition pattern. The shape of the elementary detectors and the repetition pattern are rectangular in the detection plane.
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