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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sebastian Genna, Belmont, MA (US);
Vadim L Gayshan, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Assignee:
Digital Scintigraphics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T / ; G01T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250368 ; 250366 ; 250367 ;
Abstract
A scintillation camera including a radiation detector for emitting light in response to radiation absorbed from a source; a first set of photosensors disposed at a first distance from the radiation detector means for producing an output in response to emitted light; and a second set of photosensors located proximate at least one edge of the radiation detector and disposed at a second distance greater than the first distance for increasing the field of view of the camera.