Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Dumitru Dragan

Michael J Petrillo

Rizwan Syed Hassan

Moataz Karmalawy

Sorin V Cora

Jorge Zapata

Dean O Bishop

Mark E Desilets

Jorge I Zapata

A apparatus particularly well suited for use in medical imaging includes radiation sensitive detectors () which detect gamma radiation indicative of radionuclide decays in an examination region (). The detectors () are supported by generally c-shaped support () for rotation about a detector rotation axis (). The support () is farther attached to a pivot joint () which allows adjustment of the detector rotation axis (). The support () may also be translated in two degrees of freedom to so that the detectors () orbit the examination region () in a non-circular orbit.

Gantry system

In accordance with one aspect, imaging system () includes a plurality of detector heads () and a frame () on which the plurality of detector heads are mounted. The frame is configurable in (i) an operational configuration in which the detector heads are arranged to be manipulated by the frame to acquire imaging data, and (ii) a shipping configuration in which the detector heads remain mounted on the frame and the imaging system is reduced in size along at least one dimension compared with the operational configuration.

Foldable nuclear medicine gantry

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Fremont, CA, United States of America

Dumitru Dragan