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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alex Silberklang, Haifa, IL;
Israel Ohana, Kiryat Tivon, IL;
Assignee:
Elscint Ltd., Haifa, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25036304 ; 25036302 ;
Abstract
Proximity controls for controlling the proximity of a gamma camera to a patient during a scan of the patient. The proximity controls consist of two spaced apart energy screens, each comprising 200 beams, parallel to and spaced from the detector of the gamma camera. When neither screen is interrupted, the camera is moved towards the patient. When both screens are interrupted, the camera is moved away from the patient. When only the screen farthest from the detector is interrupted, the camera is braked so as not to move away from or towards the patient.