Source pin loading methods and apparatus for positron emission tomography
US6794667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2560/0228
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for transporting a source pin in a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) system having a transmission ring includes aligning the transmission ring with a source pin within a storage device having a magnetic force holding the source pin in place, and moving the source pin from the storage device to the transmission ring using a magnetic force greater than the magnetic force of the storage device.
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