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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1980
Filed:
May. 10, 1979
Kai Lange, Vedbaek, DK;
General Electric Company, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A supporting structure allows a conventional, counterbalanced scintillation camera to be adapted for emission tomography analysis by rotating a detector in a circular orbit about a patient. The structure includes a base having a pair of upright stanchions supporting an upright circular frame which has a central, longitudinal axis. The upright circular frame comprises an outer circular ring and a concentric inner circular ring adapted for concentric relative rotation. An elongated frame pivotally supports a detector at one end and has a counterweight at the other end is tiltably mounted within the inner circular ring of the circular frame. The structure includes a drive system for rotating the elongated frame within the circular frame whereby the detector orbits the patient to receive emission data.