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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2021
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Ludwig Eberler, Neumarkt i.d.OPf., DE;
James L. Corbeil, Knoxville, TN (US);
Martin Schramm, Eckental, DE;
Stefan Stocker, Großenseebach, DE;
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A gantry tube for a medical imaging system. The gantry tube includes a first tube located within a second tube, wherein the first tube is oriented about a longitudinal axis of the system. The gantry tube also includes a plurality of wall elements that extend between the first and second tubes, wherein the walls and first and second tubes form a plurality of channels that extend in an axial direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis wherein each channel is configured to hold a detector of the system. A detector is inserted into or removed from an associated channel in an axial direction from either a first end or a second end of the gantry tube.