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Pet and spect systems with attenuation correction

US6803580B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 11, 2003
Grant dateOct 12, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG21K1/02
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A nuclear imaging system comprising:first and second radiation detectors, each comprising an imaging surface facing each other and each having an extent;an radiation source, situated outside a space defined by a largest parallelepiped formed on two sides by said first and second detectors, which irradiates the second detector; andan axis about which the first and second detectors and the radiation source rotate together;wherein the field of view of the radiation source, defined by lines connecting the external source and the edges of the second detector, encompass the axis of rotation.

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