CT gantry mounted radioactive source loader for PET calibration
US7755057B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/1611
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A medical imaging system is provided including a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging apparatus and a computed tomography (CT) imaging apparatus. The CT imaging apparatus includes a rotatable gantry. A radioactive source loader is attached to the rotatable gantry to rotate therewith. The radioactive source loader further includes a radioactive source to calibrate the PET imaging apparatus.
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