Nuclear medical diagnostic apparatus and method for detecting radiation
US7173249B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/1648
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for detecting radiation emitted from a radiation source within a subject. A radiation detector is moved in approximately parallel with the direction of the body axis of the subject. The detector is rotated about the body axis. The distance between the subject and the detector is changed. The radiation is detected by the detector.
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