Rotation device for radiation source
US7501619B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/481
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner may have a PET gantry, a calibration radiation source arranged rotatable in the PET gantry, and a drive mechanism coupled with the calibration radiation source, wherein the drive mechanism is formed by non ferromagnetic materials.
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