Methods and apparatus for protecting against X-ray infiltration in a SPECT scanner
US7323691B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/1615
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and apparatus provide for determining whether X-rays produced by a computer tomography (CT) scanner have infiltrated a single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scanner and shutting down at least one of a power source to one or more photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs) of the SPECT scanner, and an X-ray source of the CT scanner, when the determination is affirmative.
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