System and apparatus for heat management
US7449696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/20188
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A heat management apparatus for disposition in a medical imaging system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a thermally conductive detector module, sensor components disposed upon the detector module, and signal processing electronics in thermal communication with the detector module, the signal processing electronics disposed proximate the sensor components. A main heat conductor is in thermal communication with a first defined portion of a length of the detector module, and a local heat conductor is in thermal communication with a second defined portion of the length of the detector module.
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