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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Hans Vija, Evanston, IL (US);
Miesher Rodrigues, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
James Frank Caruba, Bartlett, IL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/06 (2006.01); G01T 1/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/4417 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01); A61B 6/06 (2013.01); A61B 6/4266 (2013.01); A61B 6/4275 (2013.01); A61B 6/4411 (2013.01); A61B 6/4488 (2013.01); A61B 6/483 (2013.01); G01T 1/2985 (2013.01);
Abstract
A Compton camera for medical imaging is divided into segments with each segment including part of the scatter detector, part of the catcher detector, and part of the electronics. The different segments may be positioned together to form the Compton camera arcing around part of the patient space. By using segments, any number of segments may be used to fit with a multi-modality imaging system.